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UFC 249 marks the return of the UFC from its hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic with a loaded pay-per-view card headlined by Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje in an interim lightweight title fight.
The exciting final fight is a microcosm for how much this event has changed over the last month. The bout was originally supposed to be the long-awaited title fight between Ferguson and champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, but travel restrictions in Russia and then the Eagle's observance of Ramadan has canceled the fight for the fifth time.
This card has been through many changes with the ever-shifting sports landscape amid a global pandemic.