MMA: UFC shields its flagship event and wants to rent an island for the following

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Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the most powerful mixed martial arts (MMA) league, perseveres in the organization of UFC 249, still scheduled for April 18, 2020 (in a location not -communicated), despite the loss of its headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC has announced that Tony Ferguson-Justin Gaethje and Francis Ngannou-Jairzinho Rozenstruik will take place. His boss has also indicated that he wants to rent a private island to host his future events.

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UFC 249 will take place on April 18, 2020 ... " somewhere on Earth ". This is how Dana White, the all-powerful boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ), announced this April 6 the organization of the fight between the Americans Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje for the title of interim lightweight champion (lightweight) from the UFC.

It was not the planned poster, since Khabib Nurmagomedov initially had to defend his crown of king of lightweight against Tony Ferguson. But this clash - which has already been canceled four times in recent years - could not stand. The Russian has indeed decided to remain confined in his native Dagestan, during the pandemic of new coronavirus .

Cameroonian Francis Ngannou also from the party

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Never mind, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has moved heaven and earth to find a plan B. Because the influential leader, a relative of Donald Trump, made the maintenance of UFC 249 a matter of principle, in these times of Covid-19. Leaves to be accused of despising the health of athletes under contract with his organization.

Dana White does not care. He even gave it a layer by also adding a long-awaited confrontation to the program of the future evening: that between the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou and the Surinamese Jairzinho Rozenstruik. A heavy-duty shock that was to take place on March 28 but which was postponed because of the coronavirus.

Another highlight of UFC 249 is the "return" match between the American Rose Namajunas and the one who beat her in January in Rio, the Brazilian Jessica Andrade. With such an enticing card, the UFC intends to strike very hard, while all the major sports organizations in the world are currently stopped.

The following fights on an island ?

A private island, jets to bring the fighters, Dana White wants the UFC to continue at all costs. It looks like a film script with Van Damme. https://t.co/euZUJYyETh

Dana White has finally surprised everyone by announcing that she is about to rent ... a private island for the following events. He clarified on the TMZ site that this place would be used in particular to receive foreign athletes unable to enter American soil. These would be routed there by private flights. All the people would be medically tested before coming on the spot, he assured.

In the meantime, the location of UFC 249 (which has already been booked for the next two months) should soon be revealed ...

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