Another fighter has been forced off a UFC card due to COVID-19.
Gabriel Benitez was originally scheduled to fight Justin Jayes at UFC on Vegas 14 on Nov. 14; however, the featherweight ended up testing positive, according to MMA Junkie. It appears that both men have been scrapped from the line-up altogether as the report states that the promotion plans on rebooking the match-up for another date that’s yet to be determined.
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1 contestant was hoping to snap out of his two-fight losing streak thanks to his losses against Sodiq Yusuff and Omar Morales. Jayes was also looking to get back into the win column following his submission loss to Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night 174.
UFC Vegas 14 takes place on Saturday, November 14 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the updated line-up for the fight night show:
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev
Louis Smolka vs. Jose Quinonez
Kanako Murata vs. Livinha Souza
Kay Hansen vs. Cory McKenna
Julian Marquez vs. Saparbek Safarov
Miranda Granger vs. Ashley Yoder
Antonio Arroyo vs. Andreas Michailidis
Zarrukh Adashev vs. Jeff Molina
Don’Tale Mayes vs. Roque Martinez
Rhys McKee vs. Alex Morono