UFC 249 will be a rare sporting event amidst the global pandemic. UFC president Dana White is confident that the main event will be a great fight.

White has already assured that he has taken into account all safety measures and that health and safety will be a top priority. UFC 249 was initially set to host Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson.

But with Khabib not able to travel for the fight because of lockdown restrictions, White announced Justin Gaethje as his replacement.

Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson will be among fight of the night nominations

With huge expectations among the fans for the main event, Dana White expects the fight to live up to the hype. He is confident the fight will be so good that it will make it to the nominations of the fight of the year.

“As a promoter, you can never tell how a fight is going to turn out. I can guarantee you this fight (Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje) is going to be insane. I can also guarantee you, it will be one of the nominated fights for the fight of the year this year,” White said.

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“Impossible for this fight not to be incredible.”

As White said, it promised to be an exciting encounter. However, funny things have happened at UFC events and it is never easy to predict fights.

Other attractions on the night will include Henry Cejudo going up against Dominick Cruz and Francis Ngannou fighting Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

UFC 249: Fight card

The prelims will start at 6 pm ET on the ESPN network. The main card starts at 10 pm ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

Main card

• Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje
• Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz
• Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
• Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar
• Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan De Castro

Prelims

• Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone
• Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum
• Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
• Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza

Early prelims

• Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price
• Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa
• Ryan Spann vs. Sam Alvey