BROOKLYN, New York City – APRIL 06: UFC strawweight champ Rose Namajunas postures on the scale throughout the UFC 223 weigh-in inside Barclays Center on April 6, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York City. (Image by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC by means of Getty Images)

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Jessica Andrade will need a new opponent for UFC 249, as Rose Namajunas has withdrawn from their co-main event bout.

The UFC and president Dana White will need to find yet a new body for UFC 249, as Rose Namajunas will no longer be competing against Jessica Andrade in the evening’s co-main event on April 18.

As first reported by Combate, no factor has actually been provided regarding why Namajunas has actually pulled from the battle. The UFC is currently looking for a replacement opponent for Andrade.

The battle was arranged to be a rematch of their UFC 237 main event from in 2015. After Namajunas controlled the opening round of their original encounter, Andrade utilized a slam to leave a Namajunas submission effort, knocking Namajunas out to win the match and UFC women’s strawweight title.

Andrade will be looking to rebound from dropping the championship in less than a minute to Weili Zhang at UFC Shenzhen in August. Namajunas has actually not combated considering that losing to Andrade.

The main event of UFC 249 is likewise a replacement one, as it will see Tony Ferguson fighting Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC light-weightchampionship With a win, Ferguson will end up being the first UFC fighter to win interim UFC gold two times.

Ferguson was initially arranged to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC light-weight championship, however the bout was delayed for a 5th time with Nurmagomedov stuck in Russia thanks to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic has actually likewise triggered a myriad of debate for the UFC for trying to book occasions at such a time. Almost a month after losing its original area of Brooklyn, NY, UFC 249 is now scheduled to happen in an empty arena at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, CA. A White-purchased private island for occasions to be held at has actually likewise remained in the news.

UFC 249 occurs on Saturday, April 18, 2020, live from the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, CA. Follow together with FanSided Mixed Martial Arts for all your news, live results and highlights.

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