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Fighters react to UFC 249 postponement

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Dana White: UFC 249 is not happening (2:26)

UFC president Dana White tells Brett Okamoto that UFC 249 will not happen as previously scheduled. (2:26)

On Thursday, Dana White announced the UFC would not proceed with its scheduled pay-per-view event, UFC 249, on April 18. The card was planned despite stay-at-home ordinances throughout most of the United States and was to be headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. It was also going to feature a heavyweight title eliminator between Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

After the cancellation, fighters took to social media to applaud the decision, while others expressed disappointment in the outcome