The action is unfolding tonight (Sat., May 9, 2020) at UFC 249 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., as Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje meet in the main event for the interim lightweight title.
But before “El Cucuy” and “Highlight” lock horns in the first UFC headliner in nearly two months the rest of the card will play out in epic fashion. From bantamweight title fights to heavyweight barn burners, UFC 249’s underbelly is stacked with premier talent and should give fight fans exactly what they are looking for.
We’ve compiled the best of the best below — with all video footage courtesy of UFC and ESPN — and will continue to share the action as it rolls in. Enjoy!
Welcome to #UFC249! pic.twitter.com/T2F3vdFS6M
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
The words we've all waited to hear: WE. ARE. LIVE!
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
️ @BruceBuffer gets an all-timer of a card underway at #UFC249! pic.twitter.com/zDxat6AUpt
Ryan Spann def. Sam Alvey via SD
During his walkout, @smilensam pointed to and high-fived "fans" in the "crowd"
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 9, 2020
Stream #UFC249 ➡️ https://t.co/xGtn2vMNl0 pic.twitter.com/NbwKsQWkHC
️ From the stands!#UFC249 promising to be a night like no other. pic.twitter.com/gtC0qK4FuJ
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
Spann landing with the combo and chatting with the corner mid-fight...this guy multi-tasks.@Superman_Spann #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/85wWYGIYWq
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
Spann pouring it ON in R3!! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/cZ3XFHMn5W
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 9, 2020
Alvey stuns him!! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/dE0zaupL7A
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 9, 2020
What a way to get back to business! @Superman_Spann and @SmilenSam go the distance to kick off #UFC249 – who took it for you? pic.twitter.com/hn6tBKWb8O
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
Superman takes the split!
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
@Superman_Spann #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Gmg1Vh4Qpc
Caught you slipping, @JoeRogan! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/tnneU406qU
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
Bryce Mitchell def. Charles Rosa via UD
SURELY NOT AGAIN?! ️@ThugNastyMMA almost locks up another twister early! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/TaxEd6dHa1
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
SAVED by the bell!
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
️ @ThugNastyMMA is putting on a clinic! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/lD5aEWXjQR
We're hearing EVERYTHING tonight, folks. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/uZCXymeXVn
— UFC (@ufc) May 9, 2020
30-25. 30.25. 30-24. @ThugNastyMMA really left NO DOUBT. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/AdPQrasE15
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
IMPORTANT CAMO SHORTS UPDATE
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Stand up Arkansas, @ThugNastyMMA is getting his shorts! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/3MLuF9PokC
Vicente Luque def. Niko Price via third-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage)
These boys SWINGING.@VicenteLuqueMMA @NikoHybridPrice #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/xptMQEEh45
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
You can say that again @joerogan!! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/o4XNeUMqn0
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 10, 2020
Did you really expect anything else from these two?!@VicenteLuqueMMA @NikoHybridPrice #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Xqi1iNw0Gj
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
️ "I LOVE THIS."
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
There's only one @NikoHybridPrice! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/OAm40Ato12
DROPPED! @VicenteLuqueMMA putting Price down in the third! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/lTPVOJjIEW
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
The fight has been called in the third.
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@VicenteLuqueMMA picking up the W at #UFC249! pic.twitter.com/Do8vpL2iyi
The definition of the word WARRIOR.
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Give it up for @VicenteLuqueMMA and @NikoHybridPrice putting in a shift tonight! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/TcZ4QDEISW
Carla Esparza def. Michelle Waterson via SD
⏰ Full 15 in the books!@CarlaEsparza1 and @KarateHottieMMA go the distance – how's your scorecard looking? #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Y5BcGZEKuc
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Get the cookies ready! @CarlaEsparza1 gets the split decision to make it three straight! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Hcu27it2rR
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Aleksei Oleinik def. Fabrício Werdum via SD
Not just a submission artist...@OleynikUFC is throwing BOMBS! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/YUzMxQ12wt
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Unconventional corner etiquette from @OleynikUFC...but we're here for it! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/ibcijz2tJ7
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Werdum taking it to Oleinik as we come down the stretch!@FabricioWerdum #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/ix8jtsMXDC
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Anthony Pettis def. Donald Cerrone via UD
You ain't never seen a Cowboy walkout quite like this!
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
It's Showtime for @CowboyCerrone LIVE on @ESPN! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/rF9vZArbjR
It's Showtime, folks! @ShowtimePettis #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/hSQthjV6Xj
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Pettis stopping Cowboy in his tracks with the counter right! @ShowtimePettis #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/3rbEYVSa1g
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
"HEY..."
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
*NSFW* @CowboyCerrone #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/cgRdAWbZdN
Two gunslingers swinging it out! @ShowtimePettis and @CowboyCerrone giving us a show! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/viibyoxGFg
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Swinging to the BUZZER! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/7iJa8lNUKT
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 10, 2020
️ "I'll take it!"@ShowtimePettis with the UD to make it 2-0 in the series! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/AuMWFH7Tbw
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
IT'S ABOUT TO GO OFF!
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@Jon_Anik @JoeRogan @DC_MMA #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/0aTlqACBY0
Greg Hardy def. Yorgan De Castro via UD
Heavy hands being thrown by @DecastroYorgan and @GregHardyJr
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2020
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Yikes. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/odJ5QRZ5zM
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
By UD! ✅@GregHardyJr gets the job done! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/1ZUn6HMAHs
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Unexpected coaching from @dc_mma helped @GregHardyJr get the win at #UFC249
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2020
▶️ https://t.co/xGtn2vMNl0 pic.twitter.com/luhgyKGYU2
Calvin Kattar def. Jeremy Stephens via second-round TKO (elbows and punches)
Kattar lands a HUGE right as these two waste no time!@CalvinKattar #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/KFtpgh8zRk
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
CALVIN KATTAR GETS IT DONE! @CalvinKattar closes the show in the second! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/cQtDkij5UI
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Statement: MADE.
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@CalvinKattar heading back to Massachusetts with the W! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/plo640pJt7
Francis Ngannou def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via first-round KO (punches)
ARE YOU KIDDING?! @Francis_Ngannou with his FOURTH consecutive first-round KO! WOW! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/1M6Fh0GQpi
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
DC knows. @DC_MMA #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/wDm0qKUPog
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
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— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@Francis_Ngannou #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/2suF1YjW7M
Who can stop this man?!
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@Francis_Ngannou is undeniable! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/aCKIa3G7f0
Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz via second-round TKO
"We can make him better than he was before. Stronger. Faster."
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
After 1,226 days out, @DominickCruz is BACK for his shot at glory! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Qg1XZLwDBM
Gold medal around his neck, the BW king is here! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Y8cRKsytNG
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 10, 2020
A fight for bantamweight LEGACY.@HenryCejudo vs. @DominickCruz. Let's DO THIS. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/h2FFnay6oi
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
He's still got it!
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Ring rust not a factor thus far for the returning @DominickCruz. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/vTkDCCdXIY
AND STILL! @HenryCejudo ENDS IT IN ROUND 2!
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) May 10, 2020
what did you think? #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/lWKef6rJ95
Flyweight title defended ✅
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Bantamweight title defended ✅
DON'T. DOUBT. @HenryCejudo! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/dS4HhehUFZ
Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson via fifth-round TKO (punches)
️@TonyFergusonXT ready to regain a title he was never beaten for! #UFC249
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
Get the E+ PPV ➡️ https://t.co/mxpTg2z9I6 pic.twitter.com/q35YbwCrB2
HYPE LEVELS OFF THE CHART.@TonyFergusonXT @Justin_Gaethje #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/ojfNCv5zkJ
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
AS ADVERTISED. @TonyFergusonXT and @Justin_Gaethje swinging from the get-go! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/MUWJDDjKaT
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
The sound on these shots by @Justin_Gaethje #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/NJnt0Eo36Q
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2020
DROPPED! @TonyFergusonXT with a HUGE uppercut to close R2! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/qRhkhlcHTs
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
How is Ferguson still standing after this massive right from @Justin_Gaethje?! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/Ow1Qdb3cNQ
If this was anybody other than @TonyFergusonXT, you wouldn't believe it... #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/bH9JW8rsH5
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 10, 2020
Quite possibly the BEST version of @Justin_Gaethje we've ever seen. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/KIFLwMlTVG
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
JUSTIN GAETHJE WITH THE ULTIMATE HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT!
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@Justin_Gaethje with a championship level performance in the biggest fight of his career! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/FyyXZYBVG0
All class. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/kvA6m1ziLF
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
️ "There's no other challenge I want right now. I want to fight him."
— UFC (@ufc) May 10, 2020
@Justin_Gaethje is READY to unify against Khabib! #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/I4IfNWKjQU
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