UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis --- UFC Fight Night 122 - Bisping vs. Gastelum
UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 19 November 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.Fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum vs. Marcin Tybura
Women's Flyweight Bec Rawlings vs. Jessy Rose-Clark
Welterweight Tim Means vs. Belal Muhammad
Welterweight Jake Matthews vs. Bojan Veličković
Middleweight Elias Theodorou vs. Dan Kelly
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski vs. Shane Young Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)Flyweight Ryan Benoit vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian
Lightweight Will Brooks vs. Nik Lentz
Heavyweight Anthony Hamilton vs. Adam Wieczorek
Welterweight Damien Brown vs. Frank Camacho Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)Women's Strawweight Alex Chambers vs. Nadia Kassem
Flyweight Jenel Lausa vs. Eric Shelton
Heavyweight Rashad Coulter vs. Tai Tuivasa BackgroundThe event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Sydney, and first since UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping in November 2014.
A heavyweight bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title contender Mark Hunt against Marcin Tybura was expected to serve as the event's headliner. However on October 10, Hunt was removed from the bout due to "medical concerns". He had recently admitted in an article trouble sleeping and said he's begin to stutter and slur his words. The UFC released a statement claiming that "the health-related statements made by Hunt represented the first time UFC was made aware of these claims". They also announced that it would be required that Hunt undergo further testing and evaluations prior to competing in any future bout. As a result, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum was chosen as his replacement.
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption welterweight winner Jesse Taylor was expected to face Belal Muhammad at the event. However on September 13, it was announced that Taylor was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential doping violation. He was flagged after an out-of-competition drug test conducted August 22. He was replaced by Tim Means. On October 13, USADA officially suspended Taylor one year for testing positive for anti-estrogen agent clomiphene.
Jeremy Kennedy was expected to face Alex Volkanovski at the event. However, Kennedy pulled out of the fight on October 5 citing a back injury. He was replaced by Humberto Bandenay. In turn, Bandenay pulled out of the fight on November 6 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Shane Young.
A lightweight bout between former Bellator Lightweight Champion Will Brooks and Nik Lentz was previously scheduled for UFC 216. However the pairing was scrapped during the weigh-ins for the event, as Lentz was stricken with "medical issues" and deemed unfit to compete. The fight is now expected to take place at this event.
A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Adam Wieczorek and Anthony Hamilton was initially scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till. However, the bout was removed a day before the event due to "safety concerns," as a few Lechia Gdańsk ultras – extreme and sometimes violent supporters of the local football team – showed up just prior to the weigh-ins. Wieczorek is a supporter of Ruch Chorzów, a Lechia Gdańsk rival team. The fighters were absent from ceremonial weigh-ins due to that reason, but the bout was eventually canceled and rescheduled for this event.
Bec Rawlings was originally scheduled to compete against Joanne Calderwood at the event. However on November 7, it was announced that Calderwood withdrew from the event due to "undisclosed reasons". She was replaced by promotional newcomer Jessy Rose-Clark.14 Nov - Updated fight card & background
