Justin Gaethje will have a massive opportunity to shake up the UFC’s lightweight division later tonight (Sat., May 9, 2020) at UFC 249 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., when he takes on Tony Ferguson for the interim 155-pound title. Gaethje, who is filling in for the
(Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje bout from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, is scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. ET /
Francis Ngannou admits he didn’t know who Jairzinho Rozenstruik was when their fight was originally booked. Ngannou and Rozenstruik were supposed to fight on UFC Columbus and were rescheduled for UFC 249 after the event was canceled. Although this will be the third time Ngannou accepted a scrap with “Bigi Boy” he says he doesn’t
Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to
Dominick Cruz recalls being thrown by Ronda Rousey and runs outdoors. Justin Gaethje walks his dog and plays pool between workouts. Tony Ferguson chooses an unexpected sport for cross-training in Jacksonville. SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest UFC content: https://www.youtube.com/ufc Connect with UFC Online and on Social Website: http://www.ufc.com Follow UFC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc
10:09 PM ET Ronaldo “J’acare” Souza, who was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 249 on Saturday, has tested positive for coronavirus. While Souza will not fight, the UFC 249 card will go on as planned, Hunter Campbell, excecutive vice president and chief business officer of UFC told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Friday.
Following that symphony of destruction, the 33-year-old expected to get a rematch with the first man to beat him in the UFC, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, but after Miocic evened his score with Daniel Cormier last August, the two will finish their trilogy in the next fight for both men, leaving Ngannou without a dance
The final UFC 249 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. UFC 249 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, May 9, 2020) from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary
Less than two hours ago, UFC suffered a major blow when Ronaldo Souza tested positive for COVID-19. His bout with Uriah Hall was canceled, but damage has already been done: fighters, UFC staffers, and officials have all potentially been exposed — and the fights haven’t even happened yet! UFC has released an official statement on
Uriah Hall responds to Jacare Souza pulled from UFC 249 bout because of COVID-19 Uriah Hall tweeted his response to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza being pulled from their UFC 249 bout after Jacare and his two cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. “Brother, I know it sucks. I’m sorry you have to go through this. I am
Image via @ufc on Instagram Shocking news rocked the mixed martial arts world this evening as it was announced that Jacare Souza had tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of UFC 249. The announcement came from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, who reported that Jacare Souza had tested positive for the virus and that his fight with Uriah
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7:12 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Years ago, UFC events were not just numbered, but also titled. The promotion doesn’t do that anymore, but if the practice were still in place, Saturday’s fight card in Jacksonville, Florida — the promotion’s first since March 14 — might be called UFC 249: The Return of Fighting. The story
After Israel Adesanya’s epic walkout at UFC 243, the MMA fanbase began paying even more attention to the impact of pop culture and music on the fight game. For years, we’ve tuned in to series like Countdown and Embedded for a behind the scenes look into fighters’ training camps. Each camp and each fighter may
Image Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Dominick Cruz explains how he’s taken inspiration from the late and great Muhammad Ali. Cruz is set to challenge Henry Cejudo for the UFC bantamweight championship on Saturday (May 9). While coming back from a long layoff isn’t new to Cruz, this time he’s coming off just his second pro
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White recently told the combat sports media that he didn’t need a crowd to put on live mixed martial arts (MMA) events during COVID-19 and didn’t plan on having a live gate for the foreseeable future. Which means we may not see Conor McGregor for the foreseeable future, either.
Dana White: It wasn’t Khabib’s fault that he’s not fighting at UFC 249 [embedded content] Dana White spoke to the limited press during UFC 249 fight week and spoke to Khabib Nurmagomedov not fighting on the card and he emphasized that it wasn’t Khabib’s fault that he got stuck in Russia during the pandemic. UFC
Image: CBS Sports Greg Hardy has already jumped from the NFL to the UFC. From the sounds of it, his next stop could be the WWE ring. Hardy, who is scheduled to battle Yorgan De Castro at UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend, discussed a potential move to the pro wrestling world during the