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Ultimate officially announced this Friday that UFC 249 will take place on May 9 in Jacksonville, a city in the state of Florida, USA. USA There will be three events in a row at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville: in addition to 249 on May 9, the organization will make cards on May 13 and 16 at the venue.
UFC 249’s schedule is pretty much the same as it was on April 18 and was canceled a week in advance. The main fight is the same: the interim lightweight belt dispute between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje.
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VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, which will host three UFC events in May – Photo: Playback / Google Street View
The main changes are the entry into the main fight between Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight belt, and the heavyweight duel between Fabricio Werdum and Alexey Oleynik; both were already scheduled for May 9, a date originally scheduled for UFC 250 in São Paulo.
Other changes include the departure of Jéssica “Bate-Estaca” Andrade, who would face Rose Namajunas on April 18, and the absence of Amanda Nunes, champion of weights and feathers, who would face Felicia Spencer on May 9. Namajunas pulled out of the event after suffering two losses in the family due to the new coronavirus, and the UFC found no new opponent for Jessica. Amanda said this week that she would no longer fight in the event due to the pandemic, which limited her training to what would be her first featherweight belt defense.
According to a UFC statement released to the press, the events in Jacksonville will be held behind closed doors, with no audience, and only with “essential personnel” present. Furthermore, according to the document, “all athletes and employees must comply with a series of precautionary measures, such as participating in advanced medical examinations and temperature controls, in addition to following social distance guidelines.”
The event will be regulated by the Florida State Boxing Commission. The fight in the state was made possible by a recent decree from Governor Ron DeSantis, which included professional sports and media production among the region’s essential services. With this, sporting events can be held in Florida, as long as there is no public and respect the rules of hygiene and social distance.
Check the updated schedule for UFC 249:
UFC 249
May 9, 2020 in Jacksonville (USA)
MAIN CARD (23:00 GMT):
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar
Heavyweight: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan De Castro
PRELIMINARY CARD (7:30 pm EST):
Lightweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis
Heavyweight: Alexey Oleynik vs. Fabricio Werdum
Straw weight: Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
Middleweight: Ronaldo Jacaré vs. Uriah Hall
Middleweight: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price
Featherweight: Charles Rosa vs. Bryce Mitchell
Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Sam Alvey
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