With Khabib Nurmagomedov now likely out of the UFC 249 headliner due to travel restrictions in Russia designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the promotion is scrambling to find a new opponent for Tony Ferguson before April 18.
According to multiple reports, former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje has been offered as a replacement option to “El Cucuy.” ESPN was first to report the news. Currently, the fight has not been agreed upon and is far from being finalized. A location for UFC 249 has not been announced, either.