It's official ... Justin Gaethje will replace Khabib to fight Tony Ferguson in the main event at UFC 249 on April 18th!!!
So many question remain -- like where will the event take place -- but so far, that's all we know.
There will be a fight. It will be live on ESPN+.
As for the location, Dana White has only teased it will go down "somewhere on EARTH!"
As we previously reported, Khabib Nurmagomedov was all set to fight Tony -- but he's stuck in Russia and unable to fly out.
So, the UFC locked in Gaethje -- one of the most ferocious strikers in all MMA -- to go after Tony instead.