UFC 249 Event Recap: Gaethje KOs Ferguson, Cejudo Retires – Video
 
UFC 249 Event Recap: Gaethje KOs Ferguson, Cejudo Retires – Video

In the first sporting event to take place after shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, UFC 249 saw a new interim champion crowned in the lightweight division in Justin Gaethje and in the co-main event, Henry Cejudo successfully defended his title against Dominick Cruz and then retired.

UFC 249 Fighters Not Concerned About Competing in Empty Arena – VIDEO
 
UFC 249 Fighters Not Concerned About Competing in Empty Arena – VIDEO

UFC fighters Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone weigh in on how things are different in preparation for UFC 249 amid the coronavirus pandemic and what they think the atomesphere at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena will be like on May 9 in Jacksonville, Fla., without an audience. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

VIDEO – UFC Fighter Francis Ngannou Gets Tested for Coronavirus Ahead of UFC 249
 
VIDEO – UFC Fighter Francis Ngannou Gets Tested for Coronavirus Ahead of UFC 249

Ahead of UFC 249, the promotion administered tests to all of the fighters competing at the event slated to take place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla on May 9. This is a video of heavyweight Francis Ngannou receiving the test. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)