Well, the UFC has rolled out the poster for perhaps its biggest fights of the year.
On Thursday night, the promotion revealed the official poster for UFC 249, which hosts a highly anticipated lightweight title fight between champion [autotag]Khabib Nurmagomedov[/autotag] and top contender [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag] in the headlining act.
The fight goes down April 18 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Both competitors are on historic winning streaks entering UFC 249. Nurmagomedov is unbeaten at 28-0 overall and is 12-0 since joining the UFC. Meanwhile, Ferguson has had some hiccups in his career, but not in recent memory.”El Cucuy” is on a 12-0 run and hasn’t lost since 2012.
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Below is the official poster for UFC 249 (via Twitter):
THE WAIT IS OVER! 🏆
Your 🇷🇺 Khabib vs 🕶 Ferguson poster has arrived! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/ulKZJd07Um
— UFC (@ufc) February 20, 2020
Here is the up-to-date lineip for UFC 249:
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson – for lightweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
- Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Ben Rothwell vs. Gian Villante
- Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
- Ottman Azaitar vs. Khama Worthy
- Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad
- Makhmud Muradov vs. Karl Roberson
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