UFC 319 will not crown the Season 33 “Ultimate Fighter” winner at welterweight.
The finals matchup between Daniil Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is off Saturday’s prelims at United Center in Chicago due to an injury suffered from Sezinando’s side.
A person with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the cancellation Thursday, which the UFC later announced.
Donchenko, who was a part of Team Daniel Cormier, defeated Richard Martins and finished Matt Dixon by knockout to punch his ticket to the finale. Meanwhile, Sezinando, who was also on Cormier’s team, defeated fellow Brazilian and rival Diego Bianchini, and outlasted his teammate Jeff Creighton to earn his spot in the finals.
Below is the updated UFC 319 lineup:
- Champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev – for middleweight title
- Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico
- Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
- Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page
- Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper
- Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose
- Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Dione Barbosa vs. Karine Silva
- Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales – “TUF 33” flyweight final
