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The fighters agree to fight in the rescheduled UFC 249 tournament, which will be held on may 9, according to ESPN.
Both fighters in conversation with the head of promotion Dana white noted that they intend to fight each other. And even if this time the tournament will be postponed.
Yesterday, Dana White told ESPN that he is considering hosting the failed UFC 249 tournament on may 9. With the main fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gatji. Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be able to participate even if the borders between the countries are opened. Since at this time the fighter will observe Ramadan.
Later, Dana told the details of the upcoming tournament, noting the place where the fights will take place.
“Most likely, the fights will be held without an audience and will be broadcast live. We want to hold fights in our UFC Apex TV production center in Las Vegas, where we have all the necessary infrastructure. Fights in live mode will start in may and in the near future will only take place there, “
– White said.
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The full tournament card currently looks like this:
- Tony Ferguson – Justin Gaethje
- Henry Cejudo – Dominic Cruz
- Amanda Nunes – Felicia Spencer
- Francis Ngannou – Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Jeremy Stevens – Calvin Katar
- Donald Cowboy Cerrone – Anthony Pettis
- Greg Hardy – Yorgan De Castro
- Alexey Oleynik – Fabricio Werdum
- Carla Esparza – Michelle Waterson
- Ronaldo Souza – Uriah Hall
- Vincent Luke – Nico Price
- Karol Rosa – Bryce Mitchell
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