Niklas Stolze vs. Jared Gooden back on UFC Vegas 33 after initial report of cancellation

After a close call, UFC Vegas 33 is back to 10 fights.

Following an initial report from TSN regarding Niklas Stolze vs. Jared Gooden being removed from the lineup for Saturday’s UFC card at UFC APEX, MMA Fighting has confirmed with officials that the Stolze-Gooden fight is back on.

TSN and ESPN were first to report the reversion. According to officials, a breach of COVID-19 protocol initially led to the bout’s cancellation, but it was added back to the card after clearance from a doctor. Neither fighter tested positive for COVID-19.

The original news of the cancellation hit the same morning that the UFC Vegas 33 card lost its scheduled co-main event between bantamweights Kyung Ho Kang and Rani Yahya. Yahya announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the fight.

A strawweight bout between Cheyanne Buys and Gloria de Paula now serves as Saturday’s co-main event.

See the updated lineup below:

Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)

Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland

Cheyanne Buys vs. Gloria de Paula

Niklas Stolze vs. Jared Gooden

Collin Anglin vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan

Bryan Barberena vs. Jason Witt

Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)

Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Rafa Garcia

Daniel Chavez vs. Kai Kamaka III

Jinh Yu Frey vs. Ashley Yoder

Ryan Benoit vs. Zarrukh Adashev

Philip Rowe vs. Orion Cosce