| 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 (2023-12-09) | |||
| 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 asUFC Fight Night 233,UFC on ESPN+ 91 andUFC Vegas 83) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 9, 2023, at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
The event was to mark the promotion's second visit to Shanghai and first sinceUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum in November 2017. It was to be the first time since theCOVID-19 pandemic that the UFC has returned to Mainland China.[3] However in mid-November 2023, the event was moved to theUFC Apex due to undisclosed reasons.[2]
A bantamweight bout betweenSong Yadong andChris Gutiérrez headlined the event.[4]
The four finals of theRoad 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 betweenZhang 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 forUFC 298.[6][8]
Steve Garcia and Melquizael Costa were expected to meet in a featherweight bout a week earlier atUFC 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 betweenSu 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 formerUFC Flyweight Championship challenger (alsoThe 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 opponentStephanie Egger.[15]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
