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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Karl Roberson was hospitalized and removed from the UFC Jacksonville fight card, which takes place later tonight (Weds., May 13, 2020) on ESPN+ from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Unlike last week’s COVID-19 debacle with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Roberson’s illness was not related to coronavirus and instead a byproduct of his failed weight cut, which left him at 187.5 for his Marvin Vettori fight on the UFC Jacksonville main card.
“Kevin Holland, who is scheduled to fight Saturday, has volunteered to replace Roberson and face Vettori,” Ariel Helwani wrote on ESPN. “Holland has said he can make weight in an hour and would be willing to fight Saturday as well, if healthy.”
The promotion has yet to make an official announcement regarding tonight’s lineup, which is likely to proceed with 10 bouts, but you can expect that to change sooner, rather than later.