Full UFC 249 Fight Card Revealed!

Earlier today (Mon., April 6, 2020), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced that Tony Ferguson would face Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title at the upcoming UFC 249 event, set to go down on April 18, 2020 at a location that has yet-to-be revealed.

Now, the promotion has revealed the full lineup.

In the co-main event, former UFC women’s strawweight title holders, Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade, will tango in what could be a No. 1 contenders bout. Also, Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruick — who were set to fight at UFC on ESPN 8 last month — will collide in a heavyweight bout which could earn the victor a shot at the title. Furthermore, Ronaldo Souza and Uriah Hall will throw down at middleweight.

But that’s not all, check out the rest of the star-studded lineup below:

UFC 249 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:

155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje (not Khabib Nurmagomedov) for interim UFC Lightweight championship

UFC 249 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+:

115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC 249 PPV Main Card, Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN2):

265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Details)

265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs Yorgan de Castro

170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs Niko Price

185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza

155 lbs.: Khama Worthy vs Michael Johnson

145 lbs.: Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens

265 lbs.: Alexander Hernandez vs Omar Morales

135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras

205 lbs.: Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey

135 lbs.: Marlon Vera vs Ray Borg

*Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to change.

Dana White has yet to reveal the location of the event. Now that you’ve seen the lineup, do you think it’s good enough to spend $65 on? One thing is certain, UFC 249 won’t have any other sporting event to worry about as competition.