A bit of bad luck has hit Chicago, where UFC 319 is set to go down this Saturday.
Days out from the event, the card has lost two key fights. Lightweights King Green and Carlos Diego Ferreira will not be competing as planned, while the TUF 33 welterweight finale between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko is also off.
In both cases, injury is to blame. ThinkerBoxing was first to report the TUF 33 bout cancelation. Ferreira, meanwhile, notified BJPenn.com that his bout had been scrapped. An injury to Green appears to be the culprit.
The UFC subsequently updated the event’s official fight card on their website to reflect the changes.
Per a report by MMA Fighting, the plan is to shift the TUF 33 finale between Sezinando and Donchenko to the Noche UFC card in San Antonio, Texas next month.
The bouts falling through might explain why a last minute bout was booked for a Contender Series winner who captured a UFC contract just days ago.
UFC 319 is headlined by middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, looking to defend his title against the formidable, undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. Bellator star Aaron Pico makes his octagon debut in the co-main event, facing the unbeaten Lerone Murphy in featherweight action.
