Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will have another opportunity to become champion at UFC 250 on May 9. Combate’s Ana Hissa and Raphael Marinho report that former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will not fight current bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 250 due to visa issues. They also report that as of now a verbal agreement has been made for Cruz to replace Aldo.
Dear @HenryCejudo,
The real king has already been told that we’re fighting May 9th. I’ll see you there.
P.S. -Bring your other tiny lil friend @cptdasamericas so I can slap you both around. 👋 👋
-Signed, Sealed, Delivered-— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz)
UFC 250 was originally supposed to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil. However, it is being relocated to the United States due to the Coronavirus pandemic. According to Hissa and Marinho, Aldo’s work visa expired and is not able to get a new document, since the American Embassy is not doing this service during this time.