Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje are set to face each other for the interim lightweight title at UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Jacksonville, Florida, in the first sporting event to return in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic struck in mid-March.


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