Levy vs. Rodriguez Pulled from UFC Fight Night 223, Rebooked for UFC Charlotte

Tristen CritchfieldApr 25, 2023


A clash pitting Natan Levy against Pete Rodriguez has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 223 event.

The bout was canceled due to an undisclosed issue affecting Rodriguez. The matchup has been rescheduled for UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte. MMAFighting.com was first to report the cancellation, while MMA Mania of the new date.

UFC Fight Night 223 will proceed with 11 bouts. The card takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight duel between Yadong Song and Ricky Simon.

Israel’s Levy has won back-to-back UFC appearances after dropping his promotional debut. Most recently, the Dana White’s Contender Series alum took a decision over Genaro Valdez at UFC on ESPN 42 this past December.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, earned his first Octagon triumph at UFC Fight Night 212, where he knocked out Mike Jackson in the opening stanza last October.