{"id":344787,"date":"2020-03-18T09:37:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=344787"},"modified":"2020-03-18T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:37:03","slug":"ufc-249-will-officially-not-be-happening-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-249-will-officially-not-be-happening-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 249 will officially not be happening in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 249 needs a new home. The card,\u00a0which is scheduled for April 18, will not be going down in Brooklyn, New York as originally planned.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the growing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the New York State Athletic Commission has officially announced it will not be hosting the card.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of an abundance of caution and in line with recent guidance issued by the Center for Disease Control and New York State, the New York State Athletic Commission informed the UFC that UFC 249 cannot be held in NY,\u201d the commission confirmed to MMA Fighting following an initial report from the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 249 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between undefeated champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and streaking challenger Tony Ferguson. While the fight will not happen in NYC, UFC President Dana White is adamant it will happen somewhere. Potentially even overseas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Ferguson vs. Khabib on April 18 is still on and that will still happen,\u201d White said of UFC 249 on <a class=\"exactmetrics-outbound-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1239676082284122114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-action=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1239676082284122114\" data-vars-category=\"outbound-link\" data-vars-label=\"SportsCenter\">SportsCenter<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to follow these guidelines not to have more than 10 people in a room, and we\u2019re hoping this all clears up by April,\u201d White added. \u201cThis fight\u2019s going to happen. No crowd \u2014 whatever it takes. [It\u2019s] probably not even going to be in the United States but this fight\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov&#8217;s father Abdulmanap also commented on the issue, suggesting UFC 249 occur in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GBwXEq\">\u201cMost likely it will be Dubai,\u201d Abdulmanap told RBC this week (via <a class=\"exactmetrics-outbound-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/3\/17\/21183121\/morning-report-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-suggests-dubai-as-possible-alternative-location-for-ufc-249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-action=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/3\/17\/21183121\/morning-report-abdulmanap-nurmagomedov-suggests-dubai-as-possible-alternative-location-for-ufc-249\" data-vars-category=\"outbound-link\" data-vars-label=\"MMA Fighting\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cFirstly, it\u2019s easier to fight diseases because of the heat. And I think the Emirates will pay for the UFC fight faster and easier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-default code-block-1\">\u201cAbu Dhabi may well be, but then, [that\u2019s up to] Dana White. I can\u2019t approve, but there are more chances there.<\/div>\n<p>Where, if anywhere, do you think UFC 249 will end up happening?<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?amp\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/18\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 249 needs a new home. The card,\u00a0which is scheduled for April 18, will not be going down in Brooklyn, New York as originally planned. 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