Multiple UFC 313 fights canceled due to illnesses hours prior to event – including Curtis Blaydes bout
Two UFC 313 bouts are off due to fight day illnesses.
The heavyweight bout between perennial contender Curtis Blaydes and debutant Rizvan Kuniev, as well as the featherweight bout between John Castaneda and Chris Gutierrez have been canceled hours prior to the start of the event.
According to the promotion, Blaydes and Castaneda fell ill, causing the removals of their fights from the lineup. It's unclear if either fight will be rescheduled.
UFC 313 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card will continue with 10 fights.
With the changes, the UFC 313 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev – for light heavyweight title
Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Jalin Turner
Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)
Rei Tsuruya vs. Joshua Van
Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan
Carlos Leal vs. Alex Morono
Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos
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