UFC 249: Tony Ferguson's new opponent and venue finalised for main event

UFC 249 headlined by lightweight contender Tony Ferguson is set to go ahead on scheduled date of April 18, 2020, and UFC President Dana White claims to have finalised location and opponent for Tony Ferguson amidst  drama around PPV. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s unfortunate exit from UFC 249 put main event into jeopardy. However, Dana White has been adamant about hosting it under any circumstances, with or without Khabib, and it appears that UFC has finally settled a new opponent for Tony Ferguson ‘El Cucuy’ who is yet to be named officially.

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UFC 249: Tony Ferguson gets a new opponent and a new venue

According to MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, Justin Gaethje is expected to step up against Tony Ferguson at main event of UFC 249 on April 18 and fight will be held on west coast of United States. However, UFC president Dana White has still t declared anything officially from his side. Though a lot of UFC fans still expect Khabib Nurmagomedov to appear at UFC 249, Dana White took to Twitter and revealed that re’s chance Khabib will fight on April 18, and UFC 249 is going to happen without ‘Eagle’.

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UFC 249 update: Khabib Nurmagomedov opens up on main event

Khabib Nurmagomedv has been mercilessly trolled on social media after stepping down from main event of UFC 249 opposite Tony Ferguson. undefeated lightweight champion moved to his home country Russia for final weeks of his training camp from USA and was reportedly stuck in Russia due to government lockdown. However, Khabib is seemingly unaffected by criticism as he proudly claims himself to be "way superior" to any or lightweight contender in division. According to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson will always be interim titleholder until and unless he leaves UFC.

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