The UFC officially announced three events taking place in May with the first one happening on UFC 249. The first event after the break due to COVID-19 will be taking place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
UFC 249 will feature Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje for an interim lightweight title. Also, Henry Cejudo will take on Dominick Cruz for Cejudo’s bantamweight title.
In an Instagram Live interview of Dana White by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, White stated that there would be events on May 13 and May 15th. He also indicated that White’s Fight Island may be in place by June.
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The official announcement of UFC 249 was known. What was not known was two other events happening shortly after the first. This seems to go in line with the need to produce the requisite number of events before the end of 2020 in compliance with its ESPN contract. What should be a concern is the safety guidelines that will be put in place and how that may translate into the other events. Basically, if something goes wrong with UFC 249, will they have enough time to address issues for the 13th and 15th.
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