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Dana White reacts to Justin Gaethje defeating Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Dana White was on hand to witness tonight’s epic UFC 249 main event title fight between lightweight standouts Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. Ferguson and Gaethje squared off for the promotions interim lightweight title in tonight’s pay-per-view event headliner in Jacksonville, Florida.
Tony Ferguson reacts following TKO loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249
Christopher Taylor - May 9, 2020
Tony Ferguson had his twelve-fight win streak snapped by Justin Gaethje in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 249 event in Florida. ‘El Cucuy’ was returning to action for the first time since UFC 238 in June of 2019, where he had defeated Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrrone by way of TKO.
Pros react to Justin Gaethje defeating Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Tony Ferguson squared off with Justin Gaethje for the promotions interim lightweight title in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 249 event. Ferguson was initially slated to compete against reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov last month. However, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, ‘The Eagle‘ was grounded in Russia forcing the promotion to seek out the services of Gaethje.
UFC 249 Results: Justin Gaethje TKO's Tony Ferguson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Tony Ferguson squares off with Justin Gaethje for the promotions interim lightweight title in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 249 event. Ferguson was initially slated to compete against reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the event. However, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, ‘The Eagle‘ was grounded in Russia forcing the UFC to turn to Gaethje.
UFC 249 Results: Henry Cejudo TKO's Dominick Cruz (Video)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Henry Cejudo will be looking to earn his first bantamweight title defense when he squares off with former division kingpin Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. ‘Triple C’ captured the promotions vacant bantamweight title back at UFC 238, when he finished Marlon Moraes by way of TKO. The now former ‘champ champ’ is hoping to extend his current win streak to six in a row with a win over Cruz.
Pros react to Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A key heavyweight bout between knockout artists Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik took place on tonight’s UFC 249 main card. The winner of tonight’s matchup was guaranteed a title shot in their next appearance.
UFC 249 Results: Francis Ngannou KO's Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Video)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A key heavyweight bout between knockout artists Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik takes place on tonight’s UFC 249 main card. The winner of tonight’s matchup has been guaranteed a title shot in their next appearance.
Pros react after Calvin Kattar KO’s Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249
Natasha Hooper - May 9, 2020
Tonight at UFC 249 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, Jeremy Stephens faced off against Calvin Kattar. Their featherweight collision got off to a hasty start as Stephens came in at 150.5 lbs during the weigh-in, 4.5 pounds over the 145 lbs weight division. Kattar also tipped the scaled at 146 pounds, but he entered the fight as a -230 favorite (according to BetOnline).
UFC 249 Results: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Yorgan de Castro kicked off tonight’s UFC 249 main card pay-per-view from Jacksonville, Florida. The former Dallas Cowboy, Hardy (5-2 MMA) enters tonight’s event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkov in his most recent effort. That setback snapped Hardy’s 3-fight unbeaten streak and sent the controversial fighter back to the drawing board.
Pros react to Aleksei Oleinik defeating Fabricio Werdum at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum returned to the Octagon at tonight’s UFC 249 event for a bout with Aleksei Oleinik. Werdum (23-8-1 MMA) had not competed since suffering a knockout loss to Alexander Volkov in March of 2018. Following his setback to Volkov, the Brazilian submission specialist was flagged by USADA for the banned substance Trenbolone and received a two-year suspension.
Pros react to Anthony Pettis defeating Donald Cerrone at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A welterweight scrap between fan favorites Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 249 prelims from Florida. Cerrone (36-14 MMA) entered tonight’s highly anticipated event looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. In his most recent effort at UFC 246, ‘Cowboy’ had suffered a knockout loss to Conor McGregor in just 40-seconds.
UFC 249 Results: Anthony Pettis defeats Donald Cerrone (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A welterweight scrap between fan favorites Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone serves as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 249 prelims from Florida. Cerrone (36-14 MMA) will enter tonight’s highly anticipated event looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. In his most recent effort at UFC 246, ‘Cowboy’ suffered a knockout loss to Conor McGregor in just 40-seconds.