UFC 249 has been cancelled.
Or, at the very least, postponed. Either way, it won’t be taking place next Saturday night, after UFC president Dana White revealed he’d been asked to stand down by his business partners at ESPN.
Naturally, the news brought plenty of reaction, least of all from UFC fighters. Check it out below:
April 18th might not be happening but everything is ok, I'm personally happy and proud of the dedication and commitment of the @ufc and @danawhite
Thank you for trying so hard 🙏#StayStrong #UFC249
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) April 9, 2020
Enter the dragon. 🐉 https://t.co/DqUKuTfgJd
— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) April 9, 2020
Booooo https://t.co/5jGj49Pv02
— FIGHT ISLAND (@Benaskren) April 9, 2020
Smh the weaklings won
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 9, 2020
Call me Mystic Funk
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 9, 2020
Sad for the fighters and fans who got their hopes up for this. But maybe it’s best to give this virus more time to blow over.
It’s probably bitter-sweet for many of the workers and fighters scheduled to scrap.
We all want to make money, but we want to protect our families too. https://t.co/zSg0KSWoy2— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 9, 2020
I just accepted my 3rd opponent in a week… sucks. Stay safe everyone !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 9, 2020
1st Hermanssson
2nd Edmem
3rd Romero— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 9, 2020
😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/lYTC9gRdO0
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) April 9, 2020
