{"id":14208,"date":"2020-04-24T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208"},"modified":"2020-04-25T10:01:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T14:01:47","slug":"ufc-249-to-go-ahead-behind-closed-doors-in-florida-on-may-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208","title":{"rendered":"UFC 249 to Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors in Florida on May 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.47461925.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.47461925.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.47461925-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>UFC 249 is set to go ahead behind closed doors on May 9 in Florida with an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje the headline act.<\/p>\n<p>The event was due to take place in Brooklyn with Ferguson fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 18.<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic led to it being re-scheduled for California, before UFC president Dana White later said it would take place \u201csomewhere on earth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gaethje was brought in for Nurmagomedov, who was not allowed to travel, but a decision from broadcaster ESPN and parent company Disney meant White was forced to cancel.<\/p>\n<p>However, White has negotiated a new date with Gaethje retaining his place as Ferguson\u2019s opponent.<\/p>\n<p>White, who also announced events at the same venue on May 13 and 16, said on UFC\u2019s official website: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to deliver some great fights for the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to give a big thanks to Mayor Curry, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and Florida State Boxing Commission executive director Patrick Cunningham for getting this thing done and giving us a venue to put on these incredible cards, as well our media partners including ESPN and ESPN+, for bringing it to fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team is ready to go and the fighters are excited to get back in there with these back-to-back events.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-14208\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-14208\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-14208\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14208\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 249 is set to go ahead behind closed doors on May 9 in Florida with an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje the headline act. 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