A matchup of flyweight prospects pitting Carlos
Candelario against Tatsuro
Taira will not go down at UFC on ESPN 35 on Saturday as
originally anticipated.
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The Las Vegas-based promotion announced a few hours before the
event that the bout has been pulled from the card due to a
Candelario illness. The 125-pound pairing has been rescheduled for
UFC on ESPN 36 on May 14.
As a result, UFC on ESPN 35 will proceed with 11 fights. The card
takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a
bantamweight showdown between Rob Font and
Marlon
Vera.
Candelario suffered his first defeat in nine professional outings
last August, when he dropped a split decision to Victor
Altamirano on Dana White’s Contender Series.
Japan’s Taira is 12-0 as a professional and is coming off three
consecutive first-round submission victories, two with Shooto and
one with Vale Tudo Japan.
UFC on ESPN 36 also takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Jan
Blachowicz and Aleksandar
Rakic.