UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
| UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 9, 2023 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez (also known as UFC Fight Night 233, UFC on ESPN+ 91 and UFC Vegas 83) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 9, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
Background
[edit]The event was to mark the promotion's second visit to Shanghai and first since UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum in November 2017. It was to be the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that the UFC has returned to Mainland China.[3] However in mid-November 2023, the event was moved to the UFC Apex due to undisclosed reasons.[2]
A bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Chris Gutiérrez headlined the event.[4]
The four finals of the Road to UFC Season 2 were expected to take place at this event.[5] However, they were pulled from this event due to the change of location.[6]
A light heavyweight bout between Zhang Mingyang and Brendson Ribeiro was scheduled for the event.[7] However, the bout was postponed due to the change of location and fighters facing visa issues and rescheduled for UFC 298.[6][8]
Steve Garcia and Melquizael Costa were expected to meet in a featherweight bout a week earlier at UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan, but the pairing was scrapped when Garcia withdrew the day before due to illness.[9] They were rescheduled for this event.[10]
A flyweight bout between Su Mudaerji and Allan Nascimento was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, Nascimento withdrew from the fight due to injury and was replaced by former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) Tim Elliott in a bantamweight bout.[12]
A catchweight bout of 140 pounds between Daniel Marcos and Carlos Vera was scheduled for the event.[13] However, the bout was cancelled due to visa issues on Marcos' side.[14]
At the weigh-ins, Luana Santos weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Santos being fined 20% of her purse which went to her opponent Stephanie Egger.[15]
Results
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Song Yadong | def. | Chris Gutiérrez | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Khalil Rountree Jr. | def. | Anthony Smith | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:56 | |
| Lightweight | Nasrat Haqparast | def. | Jamie Mullarkey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| Bantamweight | Tim Elliott | def. | Su Mudaerji | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:02 | |
| Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Park Jun-yong | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Kevin Jousset | def. | Song Kenan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Park Hyun-sung | def. | Shannon Ross | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 3:59 | |
| Lightweight | Steve Garcia | def. | Melquizael Costa | KO (elbows) | 2 | 1:01 | |
| Catchweight (139 lb) | Luana Santos | def. | Stephanie Egger | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Carlos Hernandez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:55 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Talita Alencar | def. | Rayanne dos Santos | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Khalil Rountree Jr., Nasrat Haqparast, Tim Elliott, and Park Hyun-sung.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Bohn, Mike (December 10, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 233 post-event facts: Khalil Rountree inches closer to Chuck Liddell's KO record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Martin, Damon (November 15, 2023). "UFC Shanghai card expected to shift to Las Vegas on Dec. 9". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ King, Nolan (October 31, 2023). "UFC Shanghai officially announced for December". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Segura, Danny; Bohn, Mike (November 7, 2023). "Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez to headline UFC Fight Night in Shanghai". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Hoover, Mark (November 1, 2023). "UFC Shanghai 2023: promotion returns to China with Fight Night featuring Road to UFC Season 2 finale". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "UFC Shanghai on Dec 9 shifted to Las Vegas, 5 bouts canceled". itnwwe.com. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Riddle, Mathew (September 16, 2023). "UFC returns to China for December event & schedules barnburner fight". si.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Brendson Ribeiro vs Zhang Mingyang reported for UFC 298 PPV". itnwwe.com. November 21, 2023. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Erickson, Matt (December 1, 2023). "Steve Garcia illness before weigh-ins scraps fight vs. Melquizael Costa at UFC on ESPN 52". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Garcia Jr. vs Melquizael Costa Reported for UFC Vegas 83". itnwwe.com. December 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Su Mudaerji to Face Allan Nascimento at UFC China on Dec 9". itnwwe.com. September 26, 2023. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Elliott flying in to face Sumudaerji at UFC Fight Night 233". asianmma.com. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Vera Faces Daniel Marcos in Short-Notice Scrap at UFC Vegas 83". cagesidepress.com. December 3, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Al-Shatti, Shaun (December 5, 2023). "Daniel Marcos vs. Carlos Vera scratched from UFC Vegas 83 card". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (December 8, 2023). "UFC Vegas 83 weigh-in results: Luana Santos misses weight by 3 pounds". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez". UFC. November 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Hiergesell, Dan (December 9, 2023). "Bonuses - Khalil Rountree turns Anthony Smith knockout into $50K - UFC Vegas 83". mmamania.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
