The
UFC 266 card has undergone a couple of changes.
A proposed flyweight clash pitting Manon
Fiorot against Mayra
Bueno Silva has been canceled after Fiorot and her team tested
positive for COVID-19. ESPN
Deportes was first to report the news. According to
MMAjunkie.com, Fiorot vs. Bueno Silva is expected to be
rebooked for the UFC’s Oct. 16 event.
Meanwhile, Karl
Roberson announced his withdrawal from a middleweight bout
against Nick
Maximov due to “medical issues.” As a result, Cody
Brundage will step in and face Maximov at UFC 266. MMA
DNA first brought word of the new pairing. In a video posted on
Instagram, Roberson attributed his exit from the card to a
difficult weight cut.
“These weight cuts really don’t agree with me any more,” Roberson
said. “I’m pretty sure I f—ed my body up from cutting weight wrong
early in my career. So for a y’all f—-ers who think this s—t won’t
catch up with you, pay attention, because it will.”
Last year, Roberson
pulled out of a proposed bout against Marvin
Vettori at UFC Fight Night 171 after falling ill at
weigh-ins.
UFC 266 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night and
will currently proceed with 13 fights. The card is headlined by a
featherweight title tilt between Alexander
Volkanovski and Brian
Ortega.