UFC 233

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UFC 233
The poster for UFC 233
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 26, 2019 (cancelled)
VenueHonda Center
CityAnaheim, California
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw UFC 233 UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2

UFC 233 was a planned mixed martial arts event that was rescheduled to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 26, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[1][2] The promotion initially announced on December 12, 2018 that the event had been "postponed" and would be rescheduled for a later date. However, the event was ultimately cancelled.[3][4]

Background

Initially, the promotion was planning a

UFC Fight Night 143, headlining the promotion's inaugural event on ESPN+. In turn, promotion officials tried to arrange a new pairing to anchor the event.[8]

However, the promotion announced plans in mid-December to postpone the event after they determined that they could not arrange a suitable headlining bout.[3] All previously scheduled fights for this event are expected to remain intact and be rescheduled for other events, with the numbered events still maintaining their original titles.[9] This was the fourth time, following UFC 151 in August 2012, UFC 176 in August 2014 and UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn in October 2016, that the promotion was forced to cancel an event because of a lack of a high profile fight to fill a main event spot.[9]

A lightweight bout between

WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje at UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick and the bout was scrapped.[10] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[11]

UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone a week earlier at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw.[13]

A women's flyweight bout between

Joanne Calderwood was initially scheduled for the event.[14] However, it was reported on December 2 that the bout had been rescheduled for the first event on ESPN+ instead.[15]

A bantamweight bout between former

UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and John Lineker was scheduled for the event. However, on December 11, it was announced that Cruz suffered from a shoulder injury and pulled from the event.[16] As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, Lineker was scheduled to face Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw.[17]

Cancelled fight card

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren [a]
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo [b]
Women's Strawweight Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo [c]
Lightweight James Vick vs. Paul Felder [d]
Women's Strawweight Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire [e]
Middleweight Markus Perez vs.
Anthony Hernandez
 [f]
Women's Bantamweight Marion Reneau vs.
Yana Kunitskaya
 [g]
Featherweight Kron Gracie vs. Alex Caceres [h]
Bantamweight Manny Bermudez vs. Benito Lopez [i]
  1. ^ Moved to UFC 235.[18]
  2. ^ Matchup scrapped.[19][20]
  3. ^ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.[21]
  4. ^ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.[22]
  5. ^ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.[22]
  6. ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2.[21]
  7. ^ Moved to UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos.[21]
  8. ^ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.[23]
  9. ^ Moved to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez.[22]

[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lance Pugmire (2018-10-30). "UFC 233 coming to Anaheim on Jan. 26; fights to be determined". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. ^ Adam Guillen Jr. (2018-10-30). "UFC 233 goes head-to-head with Bellator Grand Prix Finals on January 26 in California". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ a b Brett Okamoto (2018-12-12). "UFC 233 to move from January to a later date". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  4. ^ MMA Fighting Newswire (2018-12-12). "UFC cancels UFC 233 card in Anaheim". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  5. ^ Staff (2018-11-09). "T.J. Dillashaw moving down to face flyweight champ Henry Cejudo at UFC 233". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  6. ^ Staff (2018-11-26). "Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw flyweight title fight official for UFC 233 in Anaheim". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  7. ^ Mookie Alexander (2018-11-07). "UFC will dissolve men's flyweight division, likely by end of 2018". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2018-12-05). "Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw moved from UFC 233 to headline UFC debut on ESPN+". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  9. ^ a b Staff (2018-12-12). "UFC scratches UFC 233 card on Jan. 26 as part of pay-per-view schedule change". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  10. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2018-06-28). "UFC announces James Vick as replacement for Al Iaquinta vs. Justin Gaethje in UFC Lincoln main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  11. ^ David Tees (2018-11-06). "James Vick faces Paul Felder At UFC 233". fightful.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  12. ^ Lucas Rezende (2018-11-11). "Report: Alexander Hernandez steps in for Islam Makhachev against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 233". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  13. ^ Mike Bohn (2018-12-08). "Donald Cerrone meets Alexander Hernandez in return to lightweight for ESPN featured bout Jan. 19". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  14. ^ Ariel Helwani (2018-11-08). "Joanne Calderwood-Ariane Lipski flyweight fight added to UFC 233". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  15. ^ Drake Riggs (2018-12-03). "Ariane Lipski vs Joanne Calderwood moved from UFC 233 to UFC Brooklyn". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  16. ^ John Morgan (2018-12-11). "Dominick Cruz injured, UFC 233 clash with John Lineker in jeopardy". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  17. ^ Staff (2018-12-22). "John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen added to UFC on ESPN+ 1 in Brooklyn". mmajunkie. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  18. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2018-12-13). "Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler rescheduled for UFC 235". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  19. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-12-13). "2019 fight updates". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  20. ^ Staff (2018-12-13). "Joseph Benavidez named Cejudo-Dillashaw backup for UFC on ESPN+ 1; fight vs. Figueiredo off". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  21. ^ a b c Staff (2018-12-12). "Multiple UFC 233 fights get new dates, locations after Jan. 26 card scratched". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  22. ^ a b c Marcel Dorff (2018-12-13). "Many battles of canceled UFC 233 card moved to other events" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  23. ^ Staff (2018-12-13). "UFC on ESPN 1 card in Phoenix filling up with new matchups, UFC 233 fight scratches". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  24. ^ "UFC 233". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
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