UFC 250


UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 6, 2020 at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was originally planned to take place on May 9 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed . On April 21, the UFC confirmed that UFC 249 would be moved to May 9 and UFC 250 was pushed back to June 6. In late May, the promotion confirmed the event would take place in Las Vegas.

Background

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Henry Cejudo and former WEC and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo was expected to serve as the initial event headliner. However, Aldo pulled out on April 8 due to visa issues as the event was expected to be moved to the United States . Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz replaced Aldo.
A UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion Amanda Nunes and former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Felicia Spencer was expected to serve as the co-headliner. Nunes announced on April 20 that she would not compete at a new proposed event for May 9 due to her desire to have a full training camp.

COVID-19 pandemic

The event was originally expected to take place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. On April 7, it was announced that the venue will be used as a field hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and would not be able to host the fight card.
Due to the event being expected to be relocated to the United States, several changes were made due to fighters being unable to compete due to visa issues:
UFC president Dana White announced on April 9 that starting with UFC 249, all future events were indefinitely postponed. It was confirmed that this event was cancelled on April 20, though the UFC was still targeting a new event for the same date. The UFC moved the previously mentioned UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Cejudo and Cruz, as well as a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum and Aleksei Oleinik to the new UFC 249 date.
On May 10, it was confirmed that UFC 250 was going to take place on June 6 in the United States, with the previously mentioned UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between Nunes and Spencer expected to headline the event. This event also featured fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled.
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assunção was scheduled for Columbus, Ohio on March 28, at. However, Garbrandt pulled out on March 12 due to kidney issues. The pairing was rescheduled for this event.
On June 4, Ian Heinisch was removed from his scheduled bout with Gerald Meerschaert due to a cornerman testing positive for COVID-19. He was then expected to be replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Ivy. However, Heinisch’s cornerman was retested and cleared, allowing the original pairing to stay intact.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,293,000.