A heavyweight bout pitting Derrick
Lewis against Jhonata
Diniz has been removed from the
UFC Edmonton lineup.
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The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Saturday that a “medical issue”
that wasn’t related to his weight cut forced Lewis to withdraw from
the event. No further details were provided.
Lewis made weight on Friday morning, tipping the scales at 266
pounds for his matchup with Diniz. However, “The Black Beast” did
not attend the ceremonial weigh-ins later that day, leading to
speculation that the former heavyweight title challenger might not
be able to fight.
UFC Edmonton will proceed with 13 bouts. A women’s flyweight clash
between Ariane
Lipski and Jasmine
Jasudavicius has been elevated to the main card. The card is
headlined by a flyweight showdown between Brandon
Moreno and Amir
Albazi.
One of the UFC’s most popular fighters and the promotion’s all-time
knockout leader, Lewis has been victorious in two of his last three
Octagon appearances. Most recently, the Houston native scored a
third-round TKO victory against Rodrigo
Nascimento in the UFC
on ESPN 56 headliner on May 11.