Tomorrow’s (Sat., August 31, 2019) UFC Shenzhen has lost a main card bout only hours before the card is set to begin.
According to a report from UFC.com, Lv Zhenghong is out of his bout with Movsar Evloev after sustaining a cut in the week leading up the event. The fight will not be replaced due to the close proximity to the event beginning.
UFC Shenzhen will now proceed with 11 total fights. In place of Zhenglong vs. Evloev, Song Kenan vs. Derrick Krantz has now been moved to the main card.
The preliminary card for the event is slated to begin at 3:00 a.m. EST and will air on ESPN. The five-bout main card will begin at 6:00 a.m. EST and air on ESPN+. In the main event features a women’s strawweight title bout between champion Jessica Andrade and Chinese contender Weili Zhang. Both competitors made the title bout official at the UFC Shenzhen weigh-ins earlier today.
The event, which will take place at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China, is the UFC’s first trip to the locale.
You can check out a fully updated lineup for UFC Shenzhen below.
UFC Shenzhen Main Card (ESPN+ at 6:00 a.m. EST):
Jéssica Andrade (c) vs. Weili Zhang
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Li Jingliang
Kai Kara-France vs. Mark De La Rosa
Kenan Song vs. Derrick Krantz
Wu Yanan vs. Mizuki Inoue
Preliminary Card (ESPN at 3:00 a.m. EST):
Anthony Hernandez vs. Jun Yong Park
Su Mudaerji vs. Andre Soukhamthath
Da Un Jung vs. Khadis Ibragimov
Damir Ismagulov vs. Thiago Moisés
Batgerel Danaa vs. Heili Alateng
Karolline Rosa Cavedo vs. Lara Fritzen Procópio
