Published 12:55 IST, April 15th 2020

Dana White sets the date for next live event, UFC president announces possible matchups

After all the rigmarole surrounding UFC 249, Dana White has finally revealed the next UFC event date and UFC matchups. Here's how the card could look.

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After failing to materialise UFC 249, Dana White has alrey scheduled next event which is being scheduled to take place on May 9, 2020. During an interaction with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Dana White revealed news and said that venue of next UFC event is yet to be determined. However, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will still t participate in card, as he will be following Raman. Here’s how Dana White has planned to line up fighters in upcoming UFC event on May 9.

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UFC: Dana White reveals UFC event date and UFC matchups

Dana White has seemingly been doing everything he can to get UFC events back on track. However, unfortunate outbreak of coronavirus pandemic has been preventing him from doing so. Initially, Dana White was planning to secure a private island to host UFC 249 safely amid coronavirus outbreak but decided to drop plan after discussing it with ESPN and Disney.

Currently, Dana White is upbeat about hosting a live event very soon as he has reportedly planned some match-ups for UFC fans. According to Dana White, Justin Gaethje is still going to get a shot against Tony Ferguson for interim lightweight strap and he is rey to make fight happen. Dana White has also planned to bring back Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone as he has alrey found a potential opponent for him. Here’s how fight card could look.

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UFC: Dana White reveals UFC matchups and UFC event date

Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje

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Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz

Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer

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Francis Nganu vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Donald Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis

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12:55 IST, April 15th 2020