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Ferguson is currently the consensus favorite, although not by an overwhelming amount. BetMGM lists him at -173 to Gaethje\u2019s +140, FanDuel has it as -174\/+148, DraftKings offers -174\/+148, while PointsBet provides -180\/+142 odds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In the co-main event, Dominick Cruz (22-2) returns to the UFC octagon for the first time in more than three years when he faces Henry Cejudo (15-2) for the bantamweight title.<\/p>\n
Oddsmakers like Cejudo\u2019s chances to retain one of his two UFC titles. BetMGM has him as the -250 favorite to +200 for Cruz. At PointsBet, it\u2019s -240 to +185, and DraftKings also has Cejudo at -240 but Cruz at +190. FanDuel is giving odds of -245\/+200.<\/p>\n
Cejudo was slated to defend his belt against Jose Aldo. But, like Nurmagomedov, the Brazilian faced issues getting into the US for the fight.<\/p>\n
Nurmagomedov to Get UFC 249 Winner<\/h2>\n
While Nurmagomedov won\u2019t fight in UFC 249, White told ESPN that the Russian will face the Ferguson-Gaethje winner later this year.<\/p>\n
The champion had been in training up through last month in anticipation of fighting Ferguson somewhere on April 18. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which Nurmagomedov observes, started on Thursday. Because of the fasting requirements, the fighter has told reporters that it will take him a couple of weeks after the month ends, on May 23, to get back into fighting shape.<\/p>\n
White expects the Nurmagomedov fight against the Ferguson-Gaethje winner to take place either in September or October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Roughly a week after UFC President Dana White announced that UFC 249 would take place on May 9, we\u2019ve now learned that the event that\u2019s seemingly in a never-ending state of flux will now take place in Florida. On Friday, White announced in a statement that the matches will take place at VyStar Veterans Memorial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":134162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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