UFC 273

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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
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The poster for UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
VenueVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
CityJacksonville, Florida, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 9, 2022, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[1]

Background[]

This event was initially linked to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[2] However, the promotion opted to move it to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]

A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Chan Sung Jung is expected to headline the event.[3]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship title unification rematch between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former champion/current interim title holder Petr Yan is expected to take place at this event.[3] The pairing previously met at UFC 259, with Sterling winning the title by disqualification (intentional illegal knee strike) in the fourth round, becoming the first fighter to win a UFC title by disqualification.[4] The rematch was initially expected to take place at UFC 267, however Sterling withdrew from the contest due to lingering neck issues and an interim title bout between Yan and Cory Sandhagen was set.[5] The bout was then scheduled for UFC 272 before being moved to this event.[6]

A heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura was initially scheduled for UFC Fight Night 202.[7] However, in mid January it was announced the bout was moved to this card.[8]

2016 Olympic silver medalist in wrestling Mark Madsen and Vinc Pichel were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC 271, but they were pushed back to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[9][10]

A pair of middleweight bouts featuring Dricus du Plessis vs. Chris Curtis and Anthony Hernandez vs. Albert Duraev were expected to take place at the event.[11][12] However, du Plessis and Hernandez were instead matched up after Curtis and Duraev withdrew due to a wrist and rib injury, respectively.[13]

Fight card[]

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung [a]
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Petr Yan (ic) [b]
Welterweight Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Women's Strawweight Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres
Middleweight Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd
Welterweight Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis vs. Anthony Hernandez
Heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Marcin Tybura
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott
Bantamweight Julio Arce vs. Daniel Santos
Lightweight Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel
Women's Strawweight Piera Rodriguez vs. Kay Hansen
  1. ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

[14]

See also[]

  • List of UFC events
  • List of current UFC fighters
  • 2022 in UFC

References[]

  1. ^ a b Nolan King (2022-02-04). "UFC 273 heads back to Jacksonville with two title fights atop the bill". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ Damon Martin (2021-12-30). "UFC 273 targeted for Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 9". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  3. ^ a b Mike Heck (2021-01-11). "Alexander Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 set to headline UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ Dan Doherty (2021-01-11). "UFC 259 results: Aljamain Sterling earns 135-pound title after Petr Yan's illegal knee leads to DQ". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ Mike Heck and Damon Martin (2021-09-25). "Aljamain Sterling out of UFC 267 title fight vs. Petr Yan". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. ^ Damon Martin (2022-01-05). "Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3, Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 booked for UFC 272". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2022-01-09). "Heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Marcin Tybura to meet at Feb. 26 UFC event". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. ^ Jesse Holland (2022-01-13). "Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Marcin Tybura rebooked for UFC 273 on April 9". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  9. ^ Alex Behunin (2021-11-02). "Mark O. Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel set for UFC 271". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2022-01-19). "Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel pushed from UFC 271 to UFC 273". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti and Mike Heck (2022-01-25). "Chris Curtis vs. Dricus du Plessis set for UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  12. ^ Farrah Hannoun (2022-02-01). "Anthony Hernandez vs. Albert Duraev joins UFC 273 lineup on April 9". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  13. ^ Mike Heck (2022-03-15). "With Chris Curtis and Albert Duraev out, Dricus Du Plessis now faces Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  14. ^ "UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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