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The MMA fans does not have the luck to watch a dream fight like Khabib and Tony, when the fight was initially put together it was not a big deal as both were up coming talents and with every missed opportunity the hype started to build and now i thought the fight would go through for the fifth time but then the fucking virus has other plans and even though the UFC is moving forward with the event and none of the fighters are injured we wont be seeing this fight. If Tony looses this fight then we will never see this fight happen and then it will be known as the worst match up in MMA or combat sports history.

The funny thing Dana said during the interview is that he is planning to conduct the event on a private island and they are not even planning to reveal the details because he doubts whether there will be any sanctions imposed if they reveal the location now, which means they are expecting heat conducting this event and yet he is confident that he will be able to conduct future events. The UFC is taking a huge risk and if anyone tests positive after the event then it will impact their business drastically.

Interesting interview with Dana White for ESPN MMA with Brett Okamoto.
Is Ferguson-KhabibCursed on not?
looks like Dana started to believe Joe Rogan about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wSd5AeKXY

This is no ones fault, the situation demanded that they needed to carry on with the fight and they are yet to release the details where the fight takes place and since Khabib is in Russia because of the pandemic situation as that is his home country and none of the countries was planning to entertain other citizens.

This is no ones fault, the situation demanded that they needed to carry on with the fight and they are yet to release the details where the fight takes place and since Khabib is in Russia because of the pandemic situation as that is his home country and none of the countries was planning to entertain other citizens.

It is not about Khabib wanting to fight, his gym was forced to shut down because of lock down and Dana White informed him that the fight would probably take place in the UAE and he took the flight to UAE but the government did not allow Khabib and his team to stay and they were put in a hotel in the airport and they said they will lock down everything and hence Khabib and his team had nowhere to go than forced to move to Russia and once they landed in Russia they too enforced the lock down. The news about private jet is not authentic according to Khabib.

^  Yup...  But I wonder how Ferguson matches up with Gaethje tho.  I mean with all of Ferguson's training prolly laser focused on Khabib and his style and tendencies.

Edit:  And I wonder if there's an unreleased Inside the Octagon for Khabib vs Ferguson somewhere...

President Trump already issued a statement that he hopes that fans would be able to get back to the stadiums/arenas by August or September but UFC might actually happen if it's done behind close doors.

Well, if Dana refused to give up on the scheduled fight on April 18, then it will most likely happen.

UFC 249 CARD


There will probably be some changes here but this looks stack. Hopefully Tony wins the interim belt but we've seen in the past that replacement fighters are pretty dangerous as well. Anything can happen inside the octagon.

Like I suggested before... solution for UFC can be some remote islands,
now we have confirmation from Dana White.
They will transport all fighters to some private islands.
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1247361798908624898

This looks like some movie...with Jean-Claude Van Damme 

They should try make that the first big fight after the pandemic has blow over. Assuming Tony wins. Or maybe another McGregor fight.


I still can't see it happening, but I would like to see it as long as it's safe, but I would be surprised if whatever the relevant US governing bodies are allow it. Dana mentioned the last UFC bout in Brazil in March with Lee vs. Oliveira which went underway behind closed doors during the pandemic and they got it going with less than 50 people allegedly but something tells me it's possibly a lot easier to do things in Brazil than the US. It was only the start of the pandemic as well and things are far more serious now. Dana is being tight-lipped about where the bout is taking place so I'm not sure he's got the thing lockdown 100% and/or he's doing this so they don't get shut down.


Well it's his job to make these fights and money is on the line. Also, I think any sort of big sporting event would be huge right now and potentially big business because there's so little sport going on. A hell of a lot of people will likely tune into this during times like these.


Yeah, saw that in a current interview he did yesterday.Full interview on ESPN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wSd5AeKXY&t

Private Island sounds cool. I'm interested to see what he pulls off, and if he can pull it off.


To be honest, Khabib probably could have made this fight if he wanted to. He flew home to Russia and offers for private jets to make this fight were offered. I don't blame him for not wanting to fight but I don't think the UFC has done him dirty.

This is insane, they are going to continue the event? but with different fighters. I mean, how they can do this to Kabeeb? That was some intense interviews since they met at their media conference. No doubt that the fight will be the most amazing fight in the history of UFC if that ever happened. They go to this far just to continue that event.

Dana White securing private island for events, adds UFC 249 fighters will be tested for Covid-19

TMZ Sports reported on Monday night that White is close to locking up a private island to host upcoming UFC events. This would not include UFC 249 and UFC Nebraska, which are both tentatively scheduled to move to another location that hasn’t been announced. After the next two months of UFC cards are held in that mystery location, White plans on holding UFC events on a private island every week after that.

https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/dana-white-securing-private-island-for-events-adds-ufc-249-fighters-will-be-tested-for-covid-19/

No one knows mate, it will take forever I guess . Good for me I already gave up expecting their fight to happen. At least it was less frustrating for me lol.

What makes me wonder is why Dana is so eager to push this UFC 249? Is ot really a big loss for him? I can see that he can do what all it takes for this event to happen up to extent that he is willing to set a private island for this (just a post I saw recently, I am not sure yet if it is legit).

I can understand the frustration. Every fight fan wanted to see Tony fighting Khabib.

But I don't like this. Dana White is putting people at risk. Nearly every events were cancelled. Other sports that planned to continue matches without audiences were also cancelled. State athletic commisions should never approve this event.

It was expected but i expect to see that fight this year, if this was a normal situation i am sure the fight would have taken place but these are uncharted territory and the only way the fight between Tony and Khabib will not happen is if  Justin Gaethje upsets everyone and wins this fight, it is a difficult fight for both, one is relentless and wild and Tony is crazy unorthodox and i am expecting a great fight.

Ahh man, that’s disappointing. How many times has Tony vs Khabib flopped now when it was supposed to happen?
I’m starting to wonder if we’ll ever see those two fight.

UFC 249 is signed and confirmed by Dana White.
Main event will be TonyFerguson vs Justin Gaethje
Date is April 18th
I have to say I am not impressed at all...
source:
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1247244231778775041

I'd be surprised even if Ferguson is still on the card unless he's said anything to the contrary. I suppose it depends where it's going to be as well. If it's abroad then that makes it a lot more difficult for numerous reasons. There's VISAs involved and work permits usually take some time. I'm not sure how bothered Fergeson would be in fighting any bum who's just willing either. We'll see but I reckon this fight either won't happen or it'll be a lacklustre card.

Edit. I guess I spoke too soon:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pquQiFWTk/



Still the question is where is it held and whether it will actually go ahead. Dana only says "somewhere on earth" lol.

The fight without Khabib is pointless and that too during this stage when the entire world is on a stand still.

The main event will be Justin Gaetjhe and Tony Ferguson as per the reports, the problem with a fight during this situation is that none of the fighters will be getting a proper training as it is hard to find training partners during a lock down and the gyms were forced to shut down, even if Dana moves forward with the event how successful it will be is to be seen.

Whoever suggested moving any sporting event to China are either trolling or are outright stupid.


UFC 249 happening without Khabib is probably pointless. It'll probably just be another average UFC card unless there's some surprises but I can't see any big draws ending up on this match given the circumstances and short time frame to get it organised. I'd still be surprised if it happens at all. Apparently the full card is going to be announced tomorrow though: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ufc/article-8190981/Khabib-UFC-249-confirms-Dana-White-event-place.html

I reckon thje fight will just be a load of fighters just desperate to get any sort of exposure and would be very surprised if there's any big names. With that being said, if Dana can pull out some big guns then fair play to him bu there just seems far too many obstacles in his way to even get this fight going never-mind getting some big names on the bout.

You nailed it! It is impractical to spend that big just to watch the fight. At the end of the day, all of us will conform to the "Needs before Wants" Rule — foods before ticket . Besides, even if there are existing flights going to Belarus, I reckon their government surely won't allow such gathering of people in the first place .

On one hand this is great news, on the other - there are thousands of people who wanted to watch this event live in venue. If most of the flights are cancelled or forbidden, who would visit Belarus for this event. And how much would tickets cost? Belarus is not a rich county and not many would be able to spend 100-500$ on tickets since this is their monthly salary.