Archives: Reliving The Cancellation Of UFC 233 (2018)

On this day three years ago, UFC 233 joined UFC 151 and UFC 176 as the only two UFC pay-per-views to be cancelled. Below you’ll find our coverage of the announcement the moment it came through.

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On this day three years ago, UFC 233 joined UFC 151 and UFC 176 as the only two UFC pay-per-views to be cancelled. Below you’ll find our coverage of the announcement the moment it came through.

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[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12, 2018, 2:43 PM]

Headline: UFC 233 in Anaheim Scrapped, Fights Being Rebooked on Other Events

Author: Damon Martin

UFC 233 scheduled for Jan. 26 in Anaheim, Calif. has been scrapped after the UFC failed to secure a main event for the upcoming show at the Honda Center.

UFC officials announced the news on Wednesday.

“UFC today announced that the UFC 233 pay-per-view event scheduled for January 26 is postponed,” UFC officials wrote in a statement. “All bouts previously slated for UFC 233 are being rescheduled for upcoming cards. The February 10th pay-per-view event at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Australia will remain titled UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Tickets for UFC 234 sold out within minutes.

“UFC’s 2019 event calendar will still feature 12 Pay-Per-View events. Additional details about the postponed pay-per-view will be announced at a later date.”

While the UFC is using the language ‘postponed’, UFC 233 has been scrapped completely, although the promotion does still plan on 12 total pay-per-view cards for 2019.

Plans for the main event for UFC 233 were constantly evolving after the flyweight title fight between Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw was moved from the Anaheim card to Brooklyn to headline the first UFC on ESPN+ card on Jan. 19.

The UFC hoped to schedule a welterweight title fight between Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington but the reigning champion at 170 pounds was still recovering from thumb surgery and wasn’t certain he could compete as early as Jan. 26.

The UFC then began scrambling to try and find all sorts of alternatives to fill the void for the main event but nothing ever came together.

With that, the UFC decided to cancel UFC 233 completely with the fights from that card being shifted to different events in the near future.

There’s no word on where the fights will end up but sources say the UFC has started reaching out to managers to begin talks on moving the bouts to nearby events in January, February or March.

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Is Donald Cerrone Ready To Fight Robbie Lawler?

A welterweight bout between former 170-pound champion ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler and longtime veteran Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone will be taking place at UFC 214 this Saturday, July 29, 2017, from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The fight was originally scheduled for last November’s UFC 205, and was then rescheduled for UFC 213 on July 8 […]

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A welterweight bout between former 170-pound champion ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler and longtime veteran Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone will be taking place at UFC 214 this Saturday, July 29, 2017, from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The fight was originally scheduled for last November’s UFC 205, and was then rescheduled for UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas, but according to UFC President Dana White, Cerrone suffered from a pulled groin and a staph infection, and was forced to pull out

To recover from the infection, ‘Cowboy’ had to be hooked up to an IV for seven days. In an Instagram post from June 28, Cerrone talked about his condition:

Fast-forward a month later, and we have ourselves a highly anticipated fight between a brawler like Lawler,\ and a fan favorite like Cerrone. But is ‘Cowboy’ ready to take on the former welterweight champion?

Staph infections can range from simple skin boils to life-threatening, flesh-eating infections. These are common amongst fighters due to the highly infectious nature of the bacteria that causes it and the fact that it spreads through physical contact.

Most people only develop blisters, but in ‘Cowboy’s’ case, the infection spread into his bloodstream. It’s unclear how serious his condition was, but some of the symptoms of an infection of that nature could be nausea, vomiting, stomach aches, fever, joint, and muscle pain.

It can be treated within days or weeks of diagnosis, and according to Cerrone, he only needed a week of IV to treat it. But ‘Cowboy’ has been known to be careless with his own well-being in order to fight, and Lawler might make him pay for it.

The last time Cerrone rushed a fight, it cost him dearly.

He had been on a tear after making the move from lightweight to welterweight early in 2016 as he had finished all four opponents who fought him that year. With three spectacular knockouts and one brilliant submission, ‘Cowboy’ was on his way towards UFC gold, until he ran into a brick wall by the name of Jorge Masvidal.

Even though Cerrone had a war with Matt Brown in December 2016 where he was dropped multiple times, he insisted in fighting in his hometown of Denver, CO, just slightly over a month later.

‘Cowboy’ probably did not give himself enough time to recover and even less time to prepare for an opponent as dangerous as Masvidal. His desire to fight in his hometown clouded his judgment and he was absolutely destroyed by Masvidal, getting brutally knocked out in the second round after barely making it out of the first.

Following his loss, the UFC gave him a medical suspension for 45 days. Regardless, this time Cerrone gave himself over six months to recover to the point any leftover damage from his knockout had been taken care of. Now, he will just have to deal with injuries from training camp and with his staph infection.

On the other hand, Lawler has given himself an entire year since his last fight where he was obliterated by a big shot from Tyron Woodley at UFC 201 last July, losing his title in the process.

Lawler was clearly hurt by the knockout, as he declined to fight ‘Cowboy’ at the UFC 205 last November, asking for more time to recover. Hopefully ‘Ruthless’ is back to full health by now, as he has not cited any training camp injuries, so he could be walking into this fight with a health advantage.

‘Cowboy’ could be fully recovered by now, but it is not in his character to admit weakness or pull out of fights for his own sake. If he is still suffering the effects of the infection and other training camp injuries, he could be once again running headfirst into another brick wall.

On Saturday, he will share the Octagon with a healthy Lawler, a ruthless post-fight bonus machine all-too-familiar with classic bouts. We will see if Cerrone has what it takes to overcome personal health problems, defeat the ‘Ruthless’ one, and offer us the incredible fight this was destined to be.

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Tito Ortiz: ‘The UFC Stopped Bellator from Holding Show in Anaheim’

He claims to have moved on from the company that employed him for over 15 years, but Bellator MMA light heavyweight Tito Ortiz obviously still enjoys feuding with the UFC. Still in the midst of his never-ending war of words with unabashed UFC President Dana White, Ortiz took his latest stand against his former employers […]

He claims to have moved on from the company that employed him for over 15 years, but Bellator MMA light heavyweight Tito Ortiz obviously still enjoys feuding with the UFC. Still in the midst of his never-ending war of words with unabashed UFC President Dana White, Ortiz took his latest stand against his former employers […]

UFC 157: Ronda Rousey Has the Most to Lose in Anaheim

There are plenty of big names preparing to do battle on Saturday night in Anaheim, and most of them have a lot riding on their performances. Dan Henderson, at 42 years old, may forever be out of the title picture with a loss and the clock ticking on his competitive career. Lyoto Machida, Henderson’s co-main […]

There are plenty of big names preparing to do battle on Saturday night in Anaheim, and most of them have a lot riding on their performances. Dan Henderson, at 42 years old, may forever be out of the title picture with a loss and the clock ticking on his competitive career. Lyoto Machida, Henderson’s co-main […]

Dana White Talks UFC on Fox Debut in Anaheim

On August 18, the UFC announced arguably the biggest news in it’s 18-year history: The UFC and Fox made a deal to put UFC on network television. It was also announced that the first card on Fox would be on November 12 in Anaheim. Immediately afte…

On August 18, the UFC announced arguably the biggest news in it’s 18-year history: The UFC and Fox made a deal to put UFC on network television. It was also announced that the first card on Fox would be on November 12 in Anaheim. Immediately after that announcement, people began to speculate on who would […]

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UFC 121: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Set For October 23rd In Anaheim

 
In today’s press release for the Ultimate Fighting Championship it was announced that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (5-1) will defend his title against Cain Velasquez (8-0).
“UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez” will take pl…

 
In today’s press release for the Ultimate Fighting Championship it was announced that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (5-1) will defend his title against Cain Velasquez (8-0).
“UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez” will take place on October 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
This will mark the first time that the UFC has been at […]

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UFC 121: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Set For October 23rd In Anaheim