MMA Junkie confirmed the cancelation of the UFC 266 bout with an anonymous source after it was initially reported by ESPN Deportes. The source also revealed that the bout remains intact and has been rescheduled for the UFC Fight Night on October 16 in Las Vegas.
Manon Fiorot has won seven straight fights since dropping her professional debut against Leah McCourt. Fiorot has had a great UFC career thus far with back-to-back second round knockouts in her two outings.
Meanwhile, Mayra Bueno Silva has a win, loss and draw in her three UFC fights. In her most recent outing, Silva fought Montana De La Rosa to a draw in February.
UFC 266 lost a second matchup
Karl Roberson was scheduled to face Nick Maximov in a middleweight bout on the UFC 266 early prelims. However, the UFC announced on Wednesday that Roberson has been removed from the matchup due to illness.
Karl Roberson also updated fans about the same on his social media. Roberson hinted that the medical complications could have stemmed from a bad weight cut. According to Roberson, his body was damaged by incorrect weight cuts early in his career. Warning fellow fighters of the same fate, Karl Roberson said on his Instagram:
Take a look at Karl Roberson’s Instagram message:
Dana White’s Contender Series alum Cody Brundage has stepped in on short notice to replace Karl Roberson at the UFC 266 early prelims.
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