Alex Caceres vs. Mitch Gagnon scratched from Friday’s UFC Fight Night 33 main card
Friday’s UFC Fight Night 33 event in Australia has lost a main-card bout.
A bantamweight fight between Mitch Gagnon (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Alex Caceres (9-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), which was expected to kick off the night’s FOX Sports 1 broadcast, has been scratched from the card. UFC officials said Gagnon is unable to enter the country due to visa issues.
The bout is expected to be rebooked for a future event.
UFC Fight Night 33 takes place at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland. The event, which includes prelims on FOX Sports 2 and MMAjunkie, takes place Saturday in Australia but airs live Friday in the U.S. due to the time difference.
Officials haven’t announced if a new bout will be promoted to the main card.
Caceres has won four consecutive fights (though one was overturned due to a failed drug test for marijuana). Gagnon, meanwhile, is looking for his third straight after winning eight of his past nine, all via submission.
The latest UFC Fight Night 33 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 9 p.m. ET)
Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva
Mauricio Rua vs. James Te-Huna
Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Perosh
Pat Barry vs. Soa Palelei
Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 7 p.m. ET)
Bethe Correia vs. Julie Kedzie
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Nam Phan
Caio Magalhaes vs. Nick Ring
Justin Scoggins vs. Richie Vaculik
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6 p.m. ET)
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Bruno Santos
Alex Garcia vs. Ben Wall
