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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Injury scraps Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando 'TUF 33' final at UFC 319
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:
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Daniil Donchenko tried to replicate 'TUF 33' house experience for UFC 319 final
CHICAGO – Daniil Donchenko met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 319. Donchenko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the Season 33 welterweight final of "The Ultimate Fighter." Their fight takes place on the preliminary card at United Center in Chicago. At media day, Donchenko took questions from media members before his "TUF" finale fight. The 24-year-old Ukrainian fighter said he's trying to replicate his experience in the house now that fight week has arrived – so he didn't get the full experience of having everyone hit him up once the MMA world knew he was a "TUF" finalist. "I deleted my Instagram for fight week," Donchenko told MMA Junkie on Wednesday at his media day. "I tried to put myself to the position I was in the house – without phone, without (everything). It was the best time. You could stay with yourself. (I was) in the best shape. I tried to keep it (like that for fight week)." Check out Donchenko's full media day interview in the video above.
