During UFC Vegas 93’s weigh-ins earlier this morning (Fri., June 14, 2024), UFC announced that the Flyweight bout between Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Joshua Van has been canceled. Ulbenkov missed weight by a whopping 3.5 pounds, coming in at 129.5, while Van successfully made weight at 125.5.
Watch the Russian’s first-ever scale fail below:
Tagir Ulanbekov misses weight 129.5#UFCVegas93 pic.twitter.com/KpuICS6sGP
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) June 14, 2024
Ulenbekov (15-2) is coming off a second round finish of Cody Durden at UFC 296 and is riding a two-fight win streak.
Van (10-1), meanwhile, is one of the brightest young prospects in mixed martial arts (MMA), but has a brutal start to his UFC run with five canceled bouts. He is riding an eight-fight win streak and is coming off a second round knockout of Felipe Bunes (watch it).
Tagir Ulanbekov & Joshua Van is now OFF per @AlexBehunin
This will be Van’s 5th fight cancellation in the UFC and his fourth straight fight being cancelled.
Tagir missed weight by 3.5lbs. pic.twitter.com/90vIA6EFsb
— COMBAT SPORTS TODAY (@CSTodayNews) June 14, 2024
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