{"id":121269,"date":"2024-11-02T16:20:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121269"},"modified":"2024-11-02T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:20:46","slug":"derrick-lewis-pulls-out-of-edmonton-on-night-before-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121269","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Lewis pulls out of Edmonton on night before event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>\u201cThe Black Beast\u201d won\u2019t compete Saturday after all.<\/p>\n<p>Late Friday, less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to step into the cage, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/tag\/derrick-lewis\">Derrick Lewis<\/a> was removed from his bout vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/tag\/jhonata-diniz\">Jhonata Diniz<\/a> due to medical reasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/updates-to-ufc-edmonton-moreno-vs-albazi\">the promotion announced<\/a> Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The heavyweight fight was scheduled to take place Saturday at <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/events\/ufc-fight-night-edmonton-namjunas-vs-blanchfield\">UFC Fight Night 246<\/a> at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) was not present for Friday\u2019s ceremonial weigh-ins \u2013 an unusual occurrence for a fighter. UFC officials stated the fight was still scheduled to take place as planned at that time, but the bout has since been called off.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the medical issues is unknown, although the promotion said it was not related to Lewis\u2019 weight-cut. He tipped the scales at the heavyweight limit of 266 pounds during <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2024\/11\/ufc-fight-night-246-edmonton-brandon-moreno-vs-amir-albazi-weigh-in-results-live-stream\">Friday\u2019s official weigh-ins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what the next move is for Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who was expecting his first high-profile fight vs. Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>With the cancellation, UFC Fight Night 246 continues with 13 bouts as follows:<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi<\/li>\n<li>Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas<\/li>\n<li>Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro<\/li>\n<li>Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus<\/li>\n<li>Trevin Giles vs. Mike Malott<\/li>\n<li>Pedro Munhoz vs. Aiemann Zahabi<\/li>\n<li>Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius<\/li>\n<li>Victor Henry vs. Charles Jourdain<\/li>\n<li>Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal<\/li>\n<li>Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexandr Romanov<\/li>\n<li>Garrett Armfield vs. Serhiy Sidey<\/li>\n<li>Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson<\/li>\n<li>Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie\u2019s event hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/tag\/ufc-fight-night-246\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Fight Night 246<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i><span class=\"ui-provider gr b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Be sure to visit the MMA Junkie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mmajunkie\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MMAJunkieOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel to discuss this and more content with fans of mixed martial arts.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2024\/11\/ufc-news-derrick-lewis-off-edmonton-vs-jhonata-diniz\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Black Beast\u201d won\u2019t compete Saturday after all. 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