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Full UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje fight card announced

In two weeks, the UFC will be back in action amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dana White and the promotion announced on Friday that there will be four fight cards run from May 9th through May 23rd, starting with UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida. Your main event is an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje, while men’s bantamweight king Henry Cejudo takes on former 135 lbs champ Dominick Cruz.

The main card will still be on pay-per-view at full price, but the entire preliminary card will be carried by ESPN. Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis 2 headlines this portion of the event, and the show will be opened by Ryan Spann and Sam Alvey.