the Head of the ultimate fighting championship (UFC) Dana white
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the Head of the ultimate fighting championship (UFC), Dana white announced that the rival American Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 instead of the Russian champion in the lightweight Habib Nurmagomedov will be American Justin Geydzhi.
the stars and stripes, the fighters will compete for the interim title at lightweight, Khabib your belt will not lose and will come in the octagon against the winner.
white announced on Twitter that the contract for the fight signed Ferguson and Geydzhi already signed.
“the Fight is sanctioned, 100% will be shown on ESPN and will take place somewhere on planet Earth – written by white. – Ferguson will go against Geydzhi April 18 for the interim title at lightweight”.
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— UFC (@ufc) April 6, 2020
the venue of the tournament, which is scheduled for April 18, not yet announced, originally it was to be held in new York, but was postponed because of the situation with coronavirus.
According to the portal TMZ, white is planning to rent for fights during a pandemic coronavirus private island. It is expected that the UFC 249 will be held without spectators. All fighters will be delivered to the island on private jets and will be tested for the coronavirus.
we will Remind that earlier Nurmagomedov said about the cancellation of his fight with Ferguson, citing the inability to fly in the US because of the pandemic of coronavirus.
