UFC president Dana White vowed UFC 249 would still go on, even after he decided to cancel the next three big events due to the coronavirus outbreak. White made the announcement Monday after holding a UFC event in Brazil. He said he believed UFC 249, which features the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, will happen but probably not in the U.S.UFC FINALLY POSTPONES NEXT 3 SCHEDULED EVENTS AMID PANDEMIC“We’re going to follow these guidelines to not have more than 10 people in a room,” White told ESPN. This fight is going to happen. White said Saturday’s fight was ready to go but decided to cancel it after the White House released its latest guidelines.

Source: Fox News March 17, 2020 08:03 UTC