UFC Vegas 103 has lost a second fight on weigh-in day, with Douglas Silva de Andrade falling off the card due to medical issues.
Brazil’s Silva de Andrade had been booked into a bantamweight fight with John Castañeda at the event on Saturday, March 1 at the UFC Apex. That was then shifted to a 140lb catchweight, which was in turn scrapped all together after both fighters had weighed in.
UFC officials confirmed the bout was off due to media issues on the part of Douglas Silva de Andrade, and the pair did not face off following weigh-ins. In a brief statement issued via their official website, promotion representatives wrote that “due to medical issues, Douglas Silva de Andrade has been removed from his 140-pound catchweight bout with John Casteneda. As a result, this bout has been cancelled from this weekend’s event.”
That’s the second fight UFC Vegas 103 lost on Friday, after weight management issues saw Luana Carolina fall out of her fight with Montana De La Rosa.
UFC Vegas 103 now moves forward with ten fights in total. The Fight Night card is headlined by top ten flyweights Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev, the later of whom is stepping in to replace #1-ranked Brandon Royval in the main event.
