The day we thought may never come is finally upon us, despite a lengthy postponement and roughly a dozen fight card changes. UFC 249: “Ferguson vs. Gaethje” is official for Sat., May 9, 2020 inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, one of the few stateside locations able to bypass current coronavirus restrictions. The pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza — which requires a subscription to ESPN+ to order — will still take place behind closed doors and no longer features the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Instead, “El Cucuy” will compete for the interim 155-pound strap against king of the “Highlight” reel, Justin Gaethje, while “The Eagle” watches from lockdown in Dagestan. Similarly, top bantamweight contender Jose Aldo will remain on the Brazilian bench as Dominick Cruz steps in on short notice to battle UFC 249 co-headliner Henry Cejudo for the 135-pound belt, currently in possession of “Triple C.”
All that and so much more.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 249 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+/Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN+/ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Ferguson vs. Gaethje.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 249 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 249 QUICK RESULTS:
Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje
Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar
Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro
Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis
Fabricio Werdum vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
Uriah Hall vs. Jacare Souza
Vicente Luque vs Niko Price
Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa
Ryan Spann vs. Sam Alvey
UFC 249 LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje for interim lightweight title
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135 lbs.: Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz
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265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
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145 lbs.: Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
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265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro
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155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis
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265 lbs.: Fabricio Werdum vs. Aleksei Oleinik
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115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
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185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Jacare Souza
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170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price
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145 lbs: Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa
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185 lbs.: Sam Alvey vs. Ryan Spann
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