Bantamweight Bout Nixed From UFC 235 Card
UFC 235 has lost a bantamweight bout from its lineup Wednesday morning. The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed in a statement that Frankie Saenz vs. Marlon Vera in a 135-pound scrap has been nixed from the fight card.
This unfortunate news was announced on UFC.com in the following statement after Vera went down because of illness. As a result, the event will move forward with 12 bouts and Saenz will not get a new opponent.
“Due to illness, Marlon Vera has been removed from his UFC 235 bout against Frankie Saenz,” the UFC wrote in a statement. “The UFC 235 card, which airs live on Pay-Per-View and is headlined by the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith, will proceed as scheduled with 12 bouts.”
The UFC 235 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s the updated card:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith – for light heavyweight title
Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman – for welterweight title
Welterweight bout: Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler
Women’s strawweight bout: Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang
Bantamweight bout: Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
Lightweight bout: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens
Light heavyweight bout: Misha Cirkunov vs. Johnny Walker
Bantamweight bout: Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann
Welterweight bout: Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
Middleweight bout: Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Women’s bantamweight bout: Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany
Women’s strawweight bout: Hannah Cifers vs. Polyana Viana
