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UFC Statement On Ian Entwistle Being Pulled From UFC 204 Fight Against Rob Font

This weekend, it was revealed that due to illness, Ian Entwistle was forced to pull out of his scheduled fight against Rob Font on Saturday’s UFC 204 card in Manchester, England.

UFC released the following statement on the matter via their official …

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This weekend, it was revealed that due to illness, Ian Entwistle was forced to pull out of his scheduled fight against Rob Font on Saturday’s UFC 204 card in Manchester, England.

UFC released the following statement on the matter via their official website, UFC.com:

UFC STATEMENT ON IAN ENTWISTLE

On the advice of physicians, and with the athlete’s health and safety in mind, UFC has removed Ian Entwistle from his bout tomorrow night against Rob Font at UFC 204 in Manchester, England due to illness.

UFC 204 will proceed with 11 bouts. Font will serve as a backup in the event a bantamweight from the card cannot compete.

John Lineker vs. Rob Font Added To UFC 198 In Curitiba

UFC has added an intriguing bantamweight bout to their upcoming show in Brazil this May.

Bantamweight contenders John Lineker and Rob Font will meet inside the Octagon at the UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil, which features Fabricio We…

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UFC has added an intriguing bantamweight bout to their upcoming show in Brazil this May.

Bantamweight contenders John Lineker and Rob Font will meet inside the Octagon at the UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil, which features Fabricio Werdum defending the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Stipe Miocic in the main event.

Also scheduled for the event, which takes place on May 14th at the 42,000-seat Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba, is an exciting middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

Additionally, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva takes on Urijah Hall, while MMA legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua takes on Corey Anderson in two fan-friendly bouts for the Brazilian fight card.