UFC 313: Two Massive Last-Minute Fight Cancellations Shake Up Event

🥊 UFC 313: Two Massive Last-Minute Fight Cancellations

🚨 Fight Cancellations:

The highly anticipated UFC 313 card faced unexpected disruptions after two fights were canceled just before the event began on Saturday.

🛑 Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev Canceled

• Reason: No. 5 heavyweight Curtis Blaydes withdrew due to a sudden case of norovirus. Despite attempts to recover, Blaydes mentioned that his "body wouldn’t cooperate."
• Rescheduled Date: The fight will be pushed to a later date. This marks the second time the fight has been delayed.

🔄 Previous Schedule:

• Blaydes and Kuniev were originally scheduled to face off in February, but the fight was delayed to UFC 313.
• Blaydes’ Last Fight: He hasn’t competed since his first-round knockout loss to Tom Aspinall in July 2024.
• Kuniev’s Status: He was aiming to make his main-roster debut following his dominant first-round TKO victory over Hugo Canha in the Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2024.

🤒 Jonathan Castaneda Falls Ill

• Reason: Castaneda fell ill, resulting in the cancellation of his fight against Chris Gutierrez.
• Previous Schedule: Castaneda was initially set to fight Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 1, but Andrade had medical issues. The fight was then moved to March 8 with Gutierrez stepping in.

📅 Impact on UFC 313:

With these last-minute cancellations, UFC 313 now features 10 fights on the card. Fortunately, none of the canceled bouts were part of the pay-per-view (PPV) lineup.

🔥 Updated UFC 313 Fight Card

📍 Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Main Card: 10:00 PM ET | Prelims: 8:00 PM ET | Early Prelims: 6:00 PM ET

🥋 Main Card:

• Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Alex Pereira (C) vs. Magomed Ankalaev
• Lightweight Bout: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
• Lightweight Bout: Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
• Women’s Strawweight Bout: Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
• Lightweight Bout: King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy

🏆 Preliminary Card:

• Flyweight Bout: Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya
• Middleweight Bout: Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan
• Welterweight Bout: Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal

🔍 Early Preliminary Card:

• Featherweight Bout: Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall
• Middleweight Bout: Djorden Santos vs. Ozzy Diaz

📲 Event Coverage:

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