UFC is back with a bang this week.
There are THREE shows in seven nights starting from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida with UFC 249 on Saturday night.
- Ferguson vs Gaethje headlines UFC 249
- Smith vs Teixeira on May 13
- Overeem vs Harris tops the bill on May 16
Follow ALL of the build-up and latest UFC news below…
GOOD MORNING UFC FANS
We are just FIVE sleeps away from some live fight night action!
We’ll that is unless you catch a nap on Saturday evening before the main card kicks off at 3am UK time on BT Sport 1.
Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje is the headline bout, put together with Khabib Nurmagomedov dropping out as he is back in Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But that fight is a scorcher and could have an impact on what happens next for Conor McGregor.
Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozentruik is another exciting heavyweight match up, while McGregor’s last opponent Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is in action in the prelims against Anthony Pettis.
We have 12 fights in total (scroll down for the full card) in what promises to be a thrilling evening in Florida.
We will bring you all the latest updates right here!
TALE OF THE TAPE
How the fighters compare for Saturday's big main event…
WHAT IS THE UFC 249 CARD?
Here's how UFC 249 is set to go down:
Main Card (from 3am on BT Sport 1 in UK/ 7pm ESPN+ in US)
- Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje (interim UFC Lightweight Championship)
- Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Championship)
- Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozentruik (heavyweight)
- Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar (featherweight)
- Greg Hardy vs Yorgan de Castro (heavyweight)
Prelims (from 1am on BT Sport 1/ 5pm ESPN in US)
- Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis (welterweight)
- Alexey Oleynik vs Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)
- Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson (women's strawweight)
- Uriah Hall vs Ronaldo Souza (middleweight)
Early prelims (from 11.30pm UK time/ 3.30pm US on UFC Fight Pass)
- Vicente Luque vs Niko Price (welterweight)
- Bryce Mitchell vs Charles Rosa (featherweight)
- Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey (light heavyweight)
UFC FIGHT WEEK IS HERE
UFC returns this weekend as UFC 249 finally gets underway!
Tony Ferguson headlines against Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight championship as the show takes place with no fans in attendance at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Originally the card was meant to be staged on April 18 in Brooklyn with Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Ferguson but the event was cancelled because of the coronavirus global pandemic.
UFC president Dana White even tried to stage it in a California Casino on Tribal Law before chiefs at Disney and ESPN put the breaks on the show.
Now it will take place in Florida with no fans, in the same venue that the UFC will be having two additional Fight Night cards this week on May 13 and May 16.
On May 13 it is Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira at light heavyweight topping the bill and then
Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris up at heavyweight on May 16.
UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN: “We're having fights May 9, then another card May 13, then May 16.
“We're doing Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday. We're gonna knock out three shows in a week.”
White has also said there will be a show on May 23 but has yet to reveal the location.
Follow ALL of the latest from UFC 249 fight week right here…
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