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UFC 249 live stream: watch Ferguson vs Gaethje online from any country Catch a UFC 249 live stream with this dedicated guide to the PPV showdown of two giant UFC fighters

A UFC 249 live stream has been the ultimate will it or won't it. Due to the on-going issues with Covid-19, the fight has been chopped, changed, moved and Dana White has even pulled out suggestions of moving it to a remote island...sounds about White.

Either way, things are getting back on track now, with a location, date, time and two fighters lined up ready for you to watch UFC 249 online. After being told to pull the event completely, Dana and his team have tracked down a new venue in Florida.

But here's where things get interesting, the UFC team has gone ahead and merged both UFC 249 and the planned 250 event for an unbelievable selection of fights in one single event.

A UFC 249 live stream will see Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje (stepping in to replace Khabib) as the headline fight. But also on the main card is a headline-worthy battle between Bantamweight Cejudo and Cruz - two legends of UFC.

To really solidify the level of talent being pulled off in this event, Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis have been knocked down to the prelims...that's a fight anyone would expect to show in the main card. We've detailed every bout for UFC 249's Early Prelims, Prelims, and Main Card events below. Straight after that, we've listed viewing options around the world on how to watch a UFC 249 live stream online.

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UFC 249 - EARLY PRELIMS

The early prelims will see just three fights - Vicente Luque vs Niko Price (welterwight), Bryce Mitchell vs Charles Rosa (featherweight) and finally, Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey (light heavyweight).

UFC 249 - PRELIMS

Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis lead the prelims in a surprisingly impressive fight for prelims, followed up by Alexey Oleynik vs Fabricio Werdum in a heavyweight fight and Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson in a Strawweight fight. Uriah Hall vs Ronaldo Souza finish off the prelims in a middleweight battle.

UFC 249 - MAIN CARD

This is a truly exciting main card with Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje battling it out for the interim UFC Lightweight championship and Hengry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz going for the Bantamweight belt.

On top of those two title-deciding fights, Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozntruik are going in for a heavyweight fight as well as Greg Hardy and Yorgan de Castro in the same weight division. Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar finish off the main card in the featherweight division.

HOW TO WATCH UFC 249 LIVE STREAM IN THE US:

ESPN+ has been the go-to location for UFC and MMA in the US for a long time and for UFC 249, it's the same. There are two options for watching event on ESPN+ - both paid.

Either you can buy a UFC Bundle for $84.98, giving you access to this event and any future UFC fights in the year or you can just pay the PPV fee for this one event of $64.99. 

The Preliminary Cards will begin at 6pm ET, with the Main Card fight starting at 10pm ET. You can also get the standard ESPN Plus subscription (PPV not included) bundled in with Disney Plus and Hulu for $12.99, which is a real steal. Check out our Disney Plus bundles guide for the lowdown.