T.J. Waldburger faints during weight cut; Sunday fight with Wendell Oliveira canceled

A welterweight bout at Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 61 has been scratched after a weight-cut issue.

T.J. Waldburger was scheduled to face Wendell Oliveira. But the 26-year-old Texan fainted while cutting weight in the sauna on Saturday and the bout has been canceled.

The UFC confirmed the news, which was initially reported by Brazil’s Globo.

The bout was initially slated to be the opener on the FOX Sports 1 prelim card, no word yet on which of the Fight Pass prelims bouts might replace it.

A welterweight bout at Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 61 has been scratched after a weight-cut issue.

T.J. Waldburger was scheduled to face Wendell Oliveira. But the 26-year-old Texan fainted while cutting weight in the sauna on Saturday and the bout has been canceled.

The UFC confirmed the news, which was initially reported by Brazil’s Globo.

The bout was initially slated to be the opener on the FOX Sports 1 prelim card, no word yet on which of the Fight Pass prelims bouts might replace it.