A light heavyweight bout has been scrapped from UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige.
The preliminary bout between Kenneth Berg and Jorge Gonzalez has been scrapped from tonight’s event due to Berg suffering a bad weight cut heading into his light heavyweight bout. The UFC deemed him medically unfit to compete tonight. In terms of Gonzalez, the Mexico native has been pulled from the event altogether.
Both light heavyweights were set to make their UFC debut on UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige. Berg is an alumni of Dana White’s Contender Series; The 31-year-old has previously fought in Battle Arena, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, and Superior Challenge. His professional record is 8 wins and 0 losses.
Also, Abdul Razak Alhassan and Chris Fishgold came in three pounds overweight for their respective fights. Both men will still compete on tonight’s fight night show; however, they will relinquish 20% of their fight purse.
Here’s updated line-up for UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige:
UFC on ESPN 13 Main Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige
Tim Elliott vs. Ryan Benoit
Jimmie Rivera vs. Cody Stamann
Molly McCann vs. Talia Santos
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Mounir Lazzez
UFC on ESPN 13 ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
John Phillips vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Ricardo Ramos vs. Lerone Murphy
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Andreas Michailidis
Jared Gordon vs. Chris Fishgold
Diana Belbita vs. Liana Jojua
Jack Shore vs. Aaron Phillips