LAS VEGAS – An 11-pound discrepancy on the scales at the UFC on ESPN 22 official weigh-ins Friday led to one fight being scrapped from Saturday’s event.
Originally scheduled to take place at bantamweight, [autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Josiane Nunes[/autotag] was shifted to a catchweight of 139 pounds prior to the start of the weigh-ins. However, Fairn (6-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) still missed weight by a large margin, tipping the scales at 147 pounds. Moments later, Nunes (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) weighed in at 136 pounds. The fight was then canceled shortly thereafter.
Both of Fairn’s previous UFC appearances took place at featherweight. UFC on ESPN 22 was expected to mark her promotional debut at bantamweight. She had competed at bantamweight in the past, but not since September 2017.
UFC on ESPN 22 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN after prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
With the removal, the UFC on ESPN 22 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
- Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum
- Drakkar Klose vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Chase Sherman
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Alexander Munoz vs. Luis Pena
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Tracy Cortez vs. Justine Kish
- Juan Espino vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Lupita Godinez vs. Jessica Penne
- Bartosz Fabinski vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Anthony Birchak vs. Tony Gravely
- Austin Hubbard vs. Natan Levy
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