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UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on December 9, 2017 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, United States.
Fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega
Featherweight Jason Knight vs. Gabriel Benítez
Bantamweight Marlon Moraes vs. Aljamain Sterling
Lightweight Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher
Middleweight Eryk Anders vs. Markus Perez
Bantamweight Albert Morales vs. Benito Lopez
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Flyweight Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche
Bantamweight Luke Sanders vs. Andre Soukhamthath
Bantamweight Carls John de Tomas vs. Alex Perez
Bantamweight Frankie Saenz vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Alejandro Pérez vs. Iuri Alcântara
Lightweight Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Davi Ramos
Middleweight Antônio Braga Neto vs. Trevin Giles
Background
While the UFC has hosted many events in Northern California, the event will mark the promotion's first visit to Fresno. Former Zuffa subsidiary Strikeforce previously contested five events in Fresno, the most recent in October 2010.
A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega will serve as the event headliner.
John Phillips was expected to face Eryk Anders at the event. However, Phillips was removed from the card on November 2 and replaced by promotional newcomer Markus Perez.
Rani Yahya was expected to face Aljamain Sterling at this event. However, Yahya was forced to pull out from the card on November 7 due to injury. He was replaced by former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes.
Bryan Caraway was expected to face Luke Sanders at the event. However on November 20, Caraway pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Andre Soukhamthath.
Carls John de Tomas and Alex Perez were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event. However, the CSAC elected to move the bout to the bantamweight division as they were concerned with De Tomas weight during fight week.
Dec 8 - Updated fight card & background