A proposed heavyweight clash between Jailton
Almeida and Maxim
Grishin has been pulled from the
UFC Fight Night 214 lineup for undisclosed reasons.
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MMAFighting.com was first to report the cancellation. UFC Fight
Night 214 will proceed with 12 bouts, including a strawweight
headliner pitting Marina
Rodriguez against Amanda
Lemos. The card takes place at the UFC Apex on Saturday
night.
For Almeida, it’s the second fight that has fallen through in
recent weeks after a proposed matchup against Shamil
Abdurakhimov at UFC 280 fell through before the event. The
Brazilian is 3-0 in the UFC after earning a contract on Dana
White’s Contender Series in 2021. In his last outing, “Malhadino”
submitted Anton
Turkalj in the opening stanza at UFC 279 to run his career mark
to 17-2.
Grishin is 2-2 in the Octagon after a stint with Professional
Fighters League. The Russian is coming off a unanimous decision
triumph over William
Knight at UFC 271 on Feb. 12.