UFC Phoenix Loses Bout At Last Minute

Tonight’s (Sun., February 17, 2019) UFC on ESPN 1 from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, has lost a fight at the last minute.

ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the women’s strawweight bout between former title contender Jessica Penne and Jodie Esquibel has been called off. While Penne missed weight by two pounds yesterday, it’s unclear if that is why the fight has been called:

Tonight’s Jodie Esquibel vs. Jessica Penne fight has been canceled, according to multiple sources. Penne missed weight yesterday by two pounds, but it is unclear at this time if the fight was removed from the card due to that reason.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 17, 2019

Penne was in need of a strong performance in order to keep her position on the UFC roster. The former Invicta atomweight champion has lost three straight bouts. She was last seen losing a decision to Danielle Taylor at April 2017’s Swanson vs. Lobov.

She was fined 20 percent for missing the weight but the bout was expected to proceed otherwise as planned. Veteran Esquibel needed to fight and emerge victorious too. She has lost her last two bouts to Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Aguilar.

UFC Phoenix will now proceed with 12 fights total as a result of Penne vs. Esquibel being called.

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