Derrick Lewis is not competing at UFC Edmonton.
The heavyweight was pressured out of his battle scheduled towards Jhonata Diniz with the bout now scrapped from the cardboard set to happen on Saturday night time at Rogers Place.
Lewis was pressured out of the competition as a consequence of a non-weight minimize associated medical difficulty, per UFC officers.
Whereas Lewis did seem on the official weigh-ins on Friday morning he wasn’t on the ceremonial weigh-ins afterward Friday, which raised suspicions about his readiness for the battle. A number of hours later, UFC officers confirmed that Lewis was being pulled from the occasion and his battle with Diniz was cancelled.
It’s an unlucky flip of occasions for Lewis, who was seeking to construct on a win over Rodrigo Nascimento again in Could as he prolonged his document for many knockouts in UFC historical past with 15 total.
In the meantime, Diniz misses out on the prospect to face a longtime veteran and former title challenger in Lewis after beginning out his UFC profession with two straight wins whereas amassing an ideal 8-0 document total.
The UFC Edmonton card now strikes ahead with 13 whole bouts, though the UFC hasn’t introduced which preliminary card bout is anticipated to take the principle card slot vacated by Lewis vs. Diniz.