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UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns (also known as UFC Fight Night 173) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 30, 2020 at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Welterweight Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
Heavyweight Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai
Catchweight (150 lbs) Billy Quarantillo vs. Spike Carlyle
Lightweight Roosevelt Roberts vs. Brok Weaver
Women’s Strawweight Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers
Preliminary Card
Women's Flyweight Katlyn Chookagian vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Welterweight Gabriel Green vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Light Heavyweight Jamahal Hill vs. Klidson Abreu
Flyweight Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval
Bantamweight Louis Smolka vs. Casey Kenney
Featherweight Chris Gutiérrez vs. Vince Morales
Background
The event is expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns.
This event was originally expected to held an event on May 23, but eventually pushed it back to May 30 at a yet TBD location. UFC president Dana White stated that he intended for the event to take place in Las Vegas. However, if the Nevada state government did not allow the fight to happen due to restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he would look to have the event take place in Arizona instead, since professional sports were allowed to return on May 15 without fans in attendance. White confirmed on May 20 that the event will be held at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, despite no official announcement from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) regarding permission for combat sports.
Additionally, the event includes fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled, as well as the following bouts:
A heavyweight bout between former WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai (scheduled for the original May 9 date of UFC 250 that later became UFC 249).
A women's strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers (scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira on April 25).
On May 26, Kevin Holland was forced to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight bout with Daniel Rodriguez due to an injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Gabriel Green.
May 26 - Updated fight card & background
May 28 - Updated fight card & background
