The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, notching a major victory while cartel members responded with a wave of violence

The Cartel leader “El Mencho” killing sparked widespread unrest across 20 of Mexico’s 32 states, with suspected cartel members torching buses and businesses, blocking highways, and clashing with security forces.

Fans from around the World are expected to attend World Cup games in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.

Mexico Violence: Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Guadalajara, is one of ​three Mexican venues set to host World Cup matches this summer. The ⁠stadium will ‌also host playoff matches between Congo, Jamaica and New Caledonia from March 26-31.

On Saturday, the UFC hosts an event in Mexico City, which is approximately 335 miles east of Jalisco and Guadalajara, so a fair distance away from the reported incidents. According to a report from TMZ, UFC officials have said the card “is proceeding as planned at this time.”

The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful drug cartel and thrusting swaths of the nation into chaos.

El Mencho was killed in a US-backed operation in Jalisco after a shootout. His death sparked cartel violence, roadblocks and flight cancellations as the US issued a security alert.