UFC 320 just lost an anticipated middleweight matchup.
A quartet of scrapped matchups marred the promotion’s return to Perth final week. Sadly, it seems that the cancellation bug has reared its ugly head as soon as once more.
DWCS alums Ateba Gautier and Ozzy Diaz have been scheduled to sq. off on this weekend’s featured prelim; nonetheless, that’s now not the case after Diaz was scratched from the bout on account of a medical problem.
“Hey everybody, I’ve some actually robust information to share,” Diaz wrote on Instagram. “After cautious consideration and speaking with my crew and medical professionals, I’ve needed to make the heartbreaking determination to tug out of my combat this week. This isn’t a alternative I ever thought I’d should make, however my well being and security have to come back first. I actually recognize all of your assist and understanding throughout this time, and I promise to come back again stronger quickly.”
Diaz didn’t supply any perception into the medical problem, however apologized to Gautier and the UFC for his withdrawal.
Based on a report from MMA Preventing, the UFC is searching for a substitute opponent for Gautier, and the hope is that he’ll stay on the cardboard.
After scoring a second-round knockout in opposition to Yura Naito on Contender Sequence final 12 months, Gautier is 2-0 with a pair of first-round KOs contained in the Octagon. In his most up-to-date look, the 23-year-old picked up a 70-second knockout of Robert Valentin at UFC 318 in July, extending his unbeaten streak to seven.
Right here’s how the remainder of UFC 320 stacks up:
UFC 320 Fundamental Card
- Mild heavyweight title bout: Magomed Ankalaev(c) vs. Alex Pereira
- Bantamweight title bout: Merab Dvalishvili(c) vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Mild heavyweight bout: Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
- Featherweight bout: Josh Emmett vs. Youssef Zalal
- Middleweight bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Joe Pyfer
UFC 320 Preliminary Card
- Middleweight bout: Ateba Gautier vs. TBA
- Middleweight bout: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. André Muniz
- Bantamweight bout: Chris Gutiérrez vs. Farid Basharat
- Featherweight bout: Daniel Santos vs. Yoo Joo-sang
- Ladies’s bantamweight bout: Macy Chiasson vs. Yana Santos
- Bantamweight bout: Patchy Combine vs. Jakub Wikłacz
- Welterweight bout: Punahele Soriano vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Welterweight bout: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Austin Vanderford
- Ladies’s flyweight bout: Veronica Hardy vs. Brogan Walker
Card topic to vary.
