Joel Alvarez received’t be preventing at UFC 315.
“El Fenomeno” introduced Sunday by way of Instagram {that a} hand harm has pressured him out of his light-weight battle with Benoit Saint Denis, which was scheduled to happen at this Saturday’s pay-per-view occasion at Bell Heart in Montreal. Information of Alvarez’s withdrawal was first reported by MagicM.
See Alvarez’s Instagram submit under.
In line with Alvarez, he has suffered a hand harm that he expects will limit his coaching for 3 weeks. He didn’t give a timetable for when he plans to compete subsequent.
It isn’t but recognized if his bout with Saint Denis can be scheduled for one more date, if a brand new opponent can be searched for Saint Denis for Saturday, or if each fighters will obtain new opponents at a later date.
Alvarez (22-3) is on a three-fight win streak and has received seven of his previous eight fights. All 22 of his professional victories have come by the use of knockout or submission.
The identical is true of Saint Denis (13-3-1, 1 NC). The French fighter has 13 finishes to his identify, although he’s at present on a two-fight skid after losses to Renato Moicano and Dustin Poirier.
UFC 315 is headlined by a pair of title fights, with Belal Muhammad defending the welterweight championship in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena in the primary occasion, and Valentina Shevchenko defending the flyweight title in opposition to Manon Fiorot within the co-main occasion.
