UFC 249 is still set to take place; however, commentator Joe Rogan plans on watching from his living room.
While many have criticized Dana White for moving forward with the April 18th pay-per-view, the UFC President has been adamant about keeping the Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov main event going; however, Rogan is putting his safety first:
“I guess someone’s going to commentate it – it’s not gonna be me,” Rogan said on The Joe Rogan Experience (courtesy of MMA Junkie). “UFC is talking about putting on a fight on April 18. I don’t know how they’re gonna do that. I don’t know if they’re gonna be able to do that in the United States. They’re talking about doing it in a place with less than 10 people, just in an open arena.”
There’s been no update on the commentary situation or even where the event will take place; however, Rogan does pose a good question during his podcast by pondering out loud whether Khabib and Ferguson will be given the green light to fight if they end being tested positive for corona:
“The thing is, how are they going to make sure nobody has it?” Rogan said. “You’re going to have to test everybody. And if someone has it, do you let them fight? What if they have it, and they’re like Idris Elba, and they have no symptoms, but they’ve got the corona? What if Khabib has the corona? Or what if Tony has the corona? Does Khabib even fight him?”
Check out the full Joe Rogan podcast where the UFC commentator goes into detail regarding Dana White’s mindset about the Ferguson/ Nurmagomedov fight.