Major professional sports returns to the United States this Saturday with a rescheduled UFC 249 card from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. UFC president Dana White had to look far and wide for a place to hold this event after he had to postpone it last month due to the coronavirus.
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White picked Florida in large part because Gov. Ron DeSantis had deemed professional sports as an “essential service” in the state as long as the location is closed to the general public. The Florida State Boxing Commission also will regulate the event, whereas other states haven’t deemed sports as essential and/or their commissions wouldn’t regulate this card.
The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view and is headlined by two title fights: Tony Ferguson (26-3) vs. Justin Gaethje (21-2) for the interim lightweight belt, and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo (15-2) defending his belt against Dominick Cruz (22-2). All four are Americans.