How many times can a card lose its co-main event? If we’re talking about UFC Vegas 100, the answer is two.
UFC Vegas 100 has lost another fight, this time the co-main event just moments after both fighters stepped onto the scales.
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates goes down this Sat. Nov. 9 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Both Neil Magny and Carlos Prates made weight for their welterweight showdown, and so did co-main fighters Ricky Turcios and Benardo Sopaj. But moments before faceoffs for the event were set to go down, UFC officials made an announcement: Turcios was out due to an undisclosed ‘medical emergency.’
This is the fourth fight to be changed leading into the 100th Apex event. Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns was cancelled outright due to a Garbrandt issue, with Johns being rescheduled for UFC Tampa against Felipe Lima. Nicolas Dalby was forced out of his bout with Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos, who now faces Zach Scroggin. And Melissa Mullins’ original opponent Montserrat Rendon was replaced by Klaudia Sygula.
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Four fights isn’t a lot when it comes to card changes, but it’s interesting that this is the second co-main event for this card that has been scrapped, along with the ‘featured prelim’ of Dalby vs. Dos Santos. Losing Garbrandt, Dalby, and now Turcios is rough for those who planned on staying home Saturday night to watch the centennial Apex event.
A middleweight bout between Gerald Meerschaert and former ONE double champion Reinier de Ridder has been moved up into the new co-main slot.
We’ll keep you informed of any more last minute changes to UFC Vegas 100 as they happen.