Under-the-radar bantamweights will step into the Ultimate Fighting Championship spotlight when Yadong Song collides with Chris Gutierrez in the UFC Fight Night 233 main event. Meanwhile, former Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder Anthony Smith takes on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 23 finalist Khalil Rountree in the three-round light heavyweight co-headliner at 205 pounds.
Date, Time, Location for UFC Fight Night 233
UFC Fight Night “Song vs. Gutierrez” goes down on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims start at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.
How to View UFC Fight Night ‘Song vs. Gutierrez’ Online
Anyone wishing to live stream UFC Fight Night 233 online will need to purchase an ESPN+ membership. The ESPN-owned streaming service has exclusive rights to UFC live streams, making ESPN+ the only way to view UFC Fight Night “Song vs. Gutierrez” online in the United States. The main card can be viewed on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while the prelims can be seen on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, TNT Sports is the lone broadcaster showing UFC Fight Night 233 live in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Coverage begins at 12:30 a.m. BST. Finally, Foxtel TV customers in Australia can stream UFC Fight Night “Song vs. Gutierrez” online by using the Foxtel Go app and may also sign up for Kayo to watch ESPN online.
UFC Fight Night 233 Card, Odds
BetUS.com installs Song as a -360 favorite for the headliner, with Gutierrez as a +260 underdog. In the co-main event, Rountree is favored at -190, with Smith coming back at +160.
Song, 26, has rattled off four victories in five appearances. The Team Alpha Male rep last suited up on April 29, when he buried Ricky Simon with punches in the fifth round of their UFC on ESPN 45 pairing. Song owns a 9-2-1 record inside the Octagon. Gutierrez, meanwhile, has won five of his past six bouts. The 32-year-old Factory X export last competed at UFC Fight Night 230, where he laid claim to a unanimous verdict over Heili Alateng on Oct. 14.
UFC Fight Night “Song vs. Gutierrez” also features a bantamweight tilt matching Tim Elliott (-125) with Su Mudaerji (+105), a lightweight affair slotting Nasrat Haqparast (-180) opposite Jamie Mullarkey (+150), a middleweight scrap pairing Jun Yong Park (-160) with Andre Muniz (+130) and a welterweight confrontation pitting Kevin Jousset (-155) against Kenan Song (+125). Flyweights anchor the undercard, as the unbeaten Hyun Sung Park (-640) locks horns with Shannon Ross (+440) at 125 pounds.
The rest of the UFC Fight Night 233 lineup: Melquizael Costa (-280) vs. Steve Garcia (+220) at lightweight, Luana Santos (-155) vs. Stephanie Egger (+125) at women’s bantamweight, Tatsuro Taira (-600) vs. Carlos Hernandez (+400) at flyweight and Rayanne Amanda dos Santos (-170) vs. Talita Alencar (+140) at women’s strawweight.
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