“The Black Beast” gained’t compete Saturday in any case.
Late Friday, lower than 24 hours earlier than he was scheduled to step into the cage, Derrick Lewis was faraway from his bout vs. Jhonata Diniz as a result of medical causes, the promotion introduced Friday night.
The heavyweight battle was scheduled to happen Saturday at UFC Combat Night time 246 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) was not current for Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins – an uncommon prevalence for a fighter. UFC officers said the battle was nonetheless scheduled to happen as deliberate at the moment, however the bout has since been referred to as off.
The reason for the medical points is unknown, though the promotion mentioned it was not associated to Lewis’ weight-cut. He tipped the scales on the heavyweight restrict of 266 kilos throughout Friday’s official weigh-ins.
It’s unclear what the following transfer is for Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who was anticipating his first high-profile battle vs. Lewis.
With the cancellation, UFC Combat Night time 246 continues with 13 bouts as follows:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi
Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas
Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Trevin Giles vs. Mike Malott
Pedro Munhoz vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Victor Henry vs. Charles Jourdain
Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal
Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexandr Romanov
Garrett Armfield vs. Serhiy Sidey
Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic
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