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UFC Fight Night 158: Cerrone vs. Gaethje is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship to take place on September 14, 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira vs. Nikita Krylov
Heavyweight Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes
Welterweight Michel Pereira vs. Tristan Connelly
Middleweight Uriah Hall vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
Light Heavyweight Misha Cirkunov vs. Jimmy Crute
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura vs. Augusto Sakai
Bantamweight Cole Smith vs. Miles Johns
Bantamweight Brad Katona vs. Hunter Azure
Featherweight Chas Skelly vs. Jordan Griffin
Bantamweight Louis Smolka vs. Ryan McDonald
Featherweight Kyle Prepolec vs. Austin Hubbard
Background
A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje has been slated to serve as the event's headliner.
A middleweight bout between David Branch and Andrew Sanchez was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported that Branch was forced to pull from the event due to injury and he was replaced by Marvin Vettori.
A welterweight bout between Michel Pereira and Sergey Khadozhko was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported that Khadozhko was removed from the card due to alleged visa issues. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Tristan Connelly.
A middleweight bout between Andrew Sanchez and Marvin Vettori was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported that Sanchez was forced to pull from the event due to illness, resulting the cancellation of the bout.
Sep 12 - Updated fight card & background
