Just moments befꦅore the UFC 216 preliminary card was set to begin on UFC Fight Pass, a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum and Derrick Lewis had been pulled from the card.
UFC color commentator Jon🌳 Anik tweeted ou♛t the following:
Fabricio Werdum v. Derric🏅k Lewis is off due to an injury to one of the fighters. First fight now 4PM PT.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik)
36♑5betvisa-slots.com learned shortly before UFC 216 that Derrick Lewis aggravated his previous back injury and was unable to ma🍷ke it to fight night.
This is the second fight in as many days to be pulled from the UFC 216 card, as a lightweight bout between Nik Lentz and former Bellato𓃲r MMA Lightweigh♏t Champion Will Brooks was canceled after Lentz fell ill prior to the weigh-in.
This didn't last, however. Walt Harris grabbed the brass ring and a giant opportunity. He passed on his fight with Mark Godbe🌠er on tonight's show and accepted a fight with Werdum.
UFC 216 🐎takes place tonight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.
