Joshua Van will defend his flyweight crown about a month later
than originally expected. | Getty/UFC
UFC
327 has lost a title fight.
Joshua
Van was scheduled to put his flyweight title on the line
against Tatsuro
Taira in the co-main event at UFC 327 on April 11 at the Kaseya
Center in Miami, Florida. However, the fight has now been
rescheduled to the already stacked UFC 328
card on May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The
fight has reportedly been postponed due to a minor injury suffered
by Van. The rescheduling was announced during the UFC Fight Night
272 broadcast on Saturday.
One Month Down the Road
UFC 327 will be headlined by a clash for the vacant light
heavyweight title between Jiri
Prochazka and Carlos
Ulberg. Meanwhile, Khamzat
Chimaev will put his middleweight title on the line against
Sean
Strickland in the main event at UFC 328.
Van (16-2) won the flyweight title with an injury stoppage win over
Alexandre
Pantoja at
UFC 323 this past December. Meanwhile, Taira (18-1) is 8-1 in
the
UFC and coming off consecutive stoppage wins over Hyun Sung
Park and Brandon
Moreno.