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    Justin Gaethje demolishes Tony Ferguson at UFC 249

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    Justin Gaethje demolishes Tony Ferguson at UFC 249

    American stuns the favourite at behind-closed-doors UFC event in Florida

    Published:  May 10, 2020 10:15 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor
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    Justin Gaethje celebrates his victory over Tony Ferguson
    Justin Gaethje put on a striking masterclass to score a surprise knockout victory over Tony Ferguson and win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249, which took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    Ferguson, who came into the fight on a 12-win streak, suffered damage as Gaethje chopped at his legs and landed thunderous hooks before referee Herb Dean stepped in to end the fight late in the fifth round. With over 80,000 deaths in the United States due to COVID-19, the UFC has come under fire for putting on the event, which took place with no fans in the stands and with stringent health and safety protocols in place. Image Credit: AP
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    Justin Gathje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    Despite the absence of a crowd, the fights themselves lacked nothing in intensity, with Francis Ngannou scoring the knockout of the night, blitzing Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a left hook to force a stoppage after just 20 seconds of the first round. Sam Alvey was the first fighter into the empty arena on the night, pointing and high-fiving the imaginary crowd as he made his way to the cage where he fell to a decision loss to Ryan Spann in the evening's opening fight on the prelim card. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    Apart from the fighters, the referees and the commentators, event staff wore face masks and only one corner-man per fighter was allowed into the cage in the breaks between rounds. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    In the co-main event, Henry Cejudo retained his bantamweight belt with a second-round stoppage win over Dominick Cruz before immediately retiring in the octagon. The 33-year-old, who won a gold medal for wrestling at the 2008 Olympics, has said he was happy with his career and that he wanted to start a family. Returning after a long layoff, former champ Cruz was dropped with a knee to the head and suffered the first knockout of his career with just two seconds left in the second round. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    However, the biggest prize of the night went to Gaethje, who is now next in line to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed lightweight crown. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gathje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    "I'll wait for the real one," Gaethje said as he tossed the interim belt aside moments after it was put around his waist. Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    UFC 249, the first major professional sports event in the United States in nearly two months, began with a prerecorded message from President Donald Trump standing outside the White House. "I want to congratulate Dana White and the UFC," Trump said. "We love it. We think it's important. Get the sports leagues back. Let's play. You do the social distancing and whatever else you have to do, but we need sports. We want our sports back." Image Credit: USA TODAY
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    Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 249
    It was the first step of what could be the slow return of professional sports in North America with NASCAR holding its first race next weekend and the PGA Tour coming back shortly after that. Image Credit: USA TODAY

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