He is on a two-fight losing skid, dropping a decision to Nate Diaz and being submitted by Carlos Diego Ferreira. While the main event on ESPN+ will be pay-per-view in the US. In his last UFC fight, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was a headliner against Conor McGregor. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Rozenstruik (10-0) has similar numbers, with nine knockouts in his 10 career wins. For ESPN, this is a bonanza, with its MMA partner coming in big for a network that has been thrown a near impossible hand by the pandemic. He is also coming off TKO losses to Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor in his three most recent fights. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Share. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Subscribe to ESPN+ Check out the Fight Card UFC 254 special start time October 24 at 2pm / 11am ET/PT . The closest thing we’ve had to live sports since mid-March are overnight broadcasts of The Korea Baseball Organization and some horse racing. Cruz's career had been plagued by injuries and he stepped away from the sport after the Garbrandt loss, taking on a role in the UFC commentary booth. UFC 249 fight card, odds: Breaking down every bout from the early prelims to the main event Get all the info you need from every fight on the card in Jacksonville on Saturday night Despite only fighting six times in the UFC, Gaethje has won seven bonuses with his debut landing him both Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night honors. After a 1-2 run to start his Octagon career, he rattled off three consecutive knockout wins to put himself in title contention. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Dana White has re-arranged UFC 249 for May 9, Donald Cerrone was last in action against Conor McGregor at UFC 246, Henry Cejudo defends his bantamweight crown, unable to leave the country due to coronavirus lockdown, MMA fans look set to be treated to a packed May, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje (interim UFC Lightweight Championship), Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Championship), Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozentruik (heavyweight), Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar (featherweight), Greg Hardy vs Yorgan de Castro (heavyweight), Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis (welterweight), Alexey Oleynik vs Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight), Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson (women's strawweight), Uriah Hall vs Ronaldo Souza (middleweight), Vicente Luque vs Niko Price (welterweight), Bryce Mitchell vs Charles Rosa (featherweight), Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey (light heavyweight). He has won a Performance of the Night bonus in four of his five UFC victories. These aren’t up-and-comers or never-will-bes. But with the Russian unable to leave the country due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions, Justin Gaethje has stepped in to a headliner role and the interim title is now up for grabs. Jim Sheridan; May 3 2020, 10:34 ET; Updated: May 9 2020, 17:55 ET; THEY'RE billing this as one of the 'most stacked cards' in UFC history. Three of Luque's last four fights have won Fight of the Night honors, continuing a trend of exciting fighters up and down the UFC 249 card. He lost his first official UFC fight by disqualification after an illegal knee against Allen Crowder before winning back-to-back bouts. WALK-OFF KO! See these athletes in action at UFC Fight Night. Prior to that loss, Kattar had won two consecutive fights by knockout. Some of this is a longstanding policy. Cerrone, Pettis and Watterson, among others, have established followings and are routinely part of main fight cards. The five-fight main card is a staple of UFC pay-per-views. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Hear from Triple C following his shocking retirement announcement. Let's take a look at every fight on the card, from the early prelims on ESPN+ to the main card on pay-per-view. section: | slug: ufc-249-fight-card-odds-breaking-down-every-bout-from-the-early-prelims-to-the-main-event | sport: mma | route: article_single.us | White didn’t want to return with a dud of a card, and with a month of down time freeing up fighters, on paper at least, he didn’t. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Nine of his 12 wins came by submission, including hitting one of the few twisters in UFC history in his last outing. The prelims will get underway at 11:30pm GMT on Saturday, May 9. Unlike boxing, which routinely stuffs its preliminary card with lopsided affairs or with dull, no-name fighters, the UFC has always tried to provide a full night of entertainment rather than just one quality fight.