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UFC 249 Event To Take Place On May 9

UFC 249 Event To Take Place On May 9

The news comes after four UFC events were cancelled/rescheduled...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Having been postponed earlier this month, UFC 249 is now set to take place on May 9th.

Last night the MMA promotion confirmed that the next four UFC events have been cancelled/rescheduled, including UFC 250 on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

But news has just broken from ESPN's Brett Okamoto that Dana White's alternative plan is to move UFC 249 to that very same date, at a location which has yet to be disclosed.

UFC president White had been determined to put on the UFC 249 event on April 18 - even managing to secure Justin Gaethje as a swift replacement to face Tony Ferguson in the main event - in addition to a secret location at an Indian casino in California.

White had to pull the plug on the instruction of those high up in Disney and ESPN but it appears as though he has now got the green light to run the event next month.

And with recent cancellations it could well be a quite incredible feast of fighting in store, with UFC targeting a monstrous card for the big return.

Some of the targeted fights include the rescheduling of Ferguson vs Gaethje, a bantamweight title fight between Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz and Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the heavyweight division.

The entire planned card can be found here:

Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje

Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz

Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar

Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis

Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro

Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum

Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Uriah Hall

Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price

Charles Rosa vs. Bryce Mitchell

White, meanwhile, is also pressing ahead with his planned 'fight island' and is hopeful of getting it off the ground next month.

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Topics: UFC News, MMA News, UFC, MMA, UFC 249, Dana White

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

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