{"id":91057,"date":"2014-03-26T06:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T13:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=91057"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:56:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:56:05","slug":"ufc-173-ticket-sales-postponed-while-hunt-for-main-event-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-173-ticket-sales-postponed-while-hunt-for-main-event-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 173 Ticket Sales Postponed While Hunt For Main Event Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90323\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/photo-ufc-173-weidman-vs-machida-official-poster\/ufc-173-poster-header\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90323\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90323\" title=\"ufc 173 poster header\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ufc-173-poster-header.jpg\" alt=\"The poster that could have been. \" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ufc-173-poster-header.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ufc-173-poster-header-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ufc-173-poster-header-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The poster that could have been.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tickets for the upcoming UFC 173 fight card were supposed to go on sale today, but that&#8217;s not happening.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials have opted to hold off on sales while they search for a new main event.<\/p>\n<p>Originally UFC 173 was to be headlined by Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/vitor-belfort-blames-the-ufc-for-his-ufc-173-withdrawal-says-he-never-gave-up-his-slot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The TRT ban nixed that fight<\/a> and in for Belfort came Lyoto Machida.<\/p>\n<p>Machida and Weidman already started to promote the event, scheduled for May 24 in Las Vegas. However, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/weidman-injured-out-of-ufc-173-bout-with-machida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weidman got injured<\/a> in training and this title fight is now postponed.<\/p>\n<p>No word on who is being considered for the evenings main event, but one thing is certain, you can&#8217;t buy tickets yet.<\/p>\n<p>We will announce when tickets become available.<\/p>\n<p>The current UFC 173 fight card is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN CARD:<\/strong> <em>(Pay-per-view, 7 p.m. PT)<\/em><br \/>\nJunior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic<br \/>\nT.J. Dillashaw vs. Takeya Mizugaki<br \/>\nTony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno<br \/>\nJames Krause vs. Jamie Varner<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRELIMINARY CARD<\/strong> <em>(FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. PT)<\/em><br \/>\nMichael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo<br \/>\nChris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang<br \/>\nMitch Clarke vs. Al Iaquinta<br \/>\nAnthony Njokuani vs. Vinc Pichel<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRELIMINARY CARD<\/strong> <em>(UFC Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. PT)<\/em><br \/>\nYves Edwards vs. Piotr Hallmann<br \/>\nDoo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia<br \/>\nJingliang Li vs. Danny Mitchell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tickets for the upcoming UFC 173 fight card were supposed to go on sale today, but that&#8217;s not happening. UFC officials have opted to hold off on sales while they search for a new main event. Originally UFC 173 was to be headlined by Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort. 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