While the event is scheduled to take place April 18 in a location to be determined, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s chances to compete against Tony Ferguson have lessened. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Nurmagomedov is currently in Dagestan as he was looking to put the finishing touches on his training camp.
With a travel ban instituted in Russia, Nurmagomedov revealed in a recent Instagram Live that the UFC is looking for a new opponent for Ferguson to headline UFC 249.
After a 2019 campaign that launched Masvidal into a new level of superstardom, “Gamebred” took to Twitter Monday morning to state he is willing to step up to the plate if he’s needed.