According to ESPN, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the UFC 249 tournament scheduled for April 18 was canceled. Initially, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson were to meet in the main fight, but because of the coronavirus, the Russian could not leave the country and go to the United States. Justin Gatgie was supposed to replace him.
According to White, he was ready to organize a tournament, but "was deprived of control over the situation."
Earlier it became known that the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) could lose about $ 750 million if it does not hold 42 tournaments during 2020.