UFC Fight Night 254 loses one fight due to injury
UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN+) will go on with one less bout.
On Thursday, the promotion announced that Marquel Mederos has been forced to withdraw from his lightweight bout against Evan Elder due to an undisclosed injury.
As a result, Elder has been moved to UFC on ESPN 66, replacing an injured Mitch Ramirez against Ahmad Hassanzada. UFC on ESPN 66 goes down on April 26 in Kansas City.
UFC Fight Night 254, also known as UFC Vegas 104, takes place this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. the event will now go on with 13 bouts.
Below is the updated line up for UFC Fight Night 254.
Main card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Chidi Njokuani
- Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
- Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
- A.J. Cunningham vs. Su Young You
Preliminary card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ryan Spann
- Sam Hughes vs. Stephanie Luciano
- Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Josias Musasa vs. Carlos Vera
- Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Josiane Nunes
- Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice
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