LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 12: A common view of the Octagon previous to throughout Dana White’s Contender Sequence season seven, week six at UFC APEX on September 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photos)
November 15, 2023 5:22 pm ET
UFC Shanghai is not.
Initially anticipated to happen Dec. 9 in China, UFC Fight Night 233 will now happen on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for causes not but identified.
Two individuals with information of the swap lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the transfer however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. MMA supervisor Shu Hirata, of On The Street Administration, was first to disclose the swap on X, the social media platform previously referred to as Twitter. Moreover, the 4 Street to UFC bouts anticipated to happen on the undercard will not be part of the Dec. 9 occasion. There isn’t any public reschedule date presently.
The sunshine heavyweight bout between Brendson Ribeiro and Mingyang Zhang has been canceled because of location change-related journey points, a number of individuals instructed MMA Junkie.
It’s unclear what number of different bouts initially deliberate for this occasion can be effected because of the swap of areas. There have been quite a few Asia-based fighters on faucet previous to the transfer, so extra journey points may emerge.
Absent the Street to UFC bouts, the UFC Combat Evening lineup for Dec. 9 now contains:
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for the UFC Fight Night 233.
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