T. Santos had his fight canceled on UFC Las Vegas 16. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @tailasantos.ufc
In the midst of a global Covid-19 pandemic, Ultimate events do not go unnoticed. O UFC Las Vegas 16, since Saturday (05), lost three fights a few hours before the start of the attraction. Now, the event that would start at 21pm will start at 22:30pm.
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One of the canceled fights involved the Brazilian Taila Santos. The rival of the Brazilian athlete, Mountain Rose, had one of his coaches diagnosed with Covid-19. Therefore, the company preferred to remove the fight from the fight program as a precaution.
Another canceled duel was between featherweights nate landwehr e Movsar Evloev. The second also contracted Covid-19 and was forced to leave the fight that would open the main card.
The third canceled fight of UFC Las Vegas 16 was between flyweights Jimmy Flick e cody durden, which would be on the preliminary card. The reason for the postponement was not revealed by the organization. Check out the fight program below UFC Las Vegas 16.
UFC Las Vegas 16 Fight Schedule
Data: December 5, 2020
Timetable: From 22:30 pm (Brasília time)
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time and Canal Combate (the entire card) on TV
MAIN CARD (00 p.m. Brasília time)
Average weight: Jack hermansson x Marvin vettori
Light Heavyweight: Ovince saint preux x Jamahal hill
Lightweight: Gabriel benitez x Justin jaynes
Fly weight: Mountain Rose x Taila Santos – Fight canceled
Light Heavyweight: Roman Dolidze x John allan
Feather weight: nate landwehr x Movsar Evloev – Fight canceled
PRELIMINARY CARD (22:30 p.m., Brasília time)
Bantamweight: Louis Smolka x Jose Quinonez
Lightweight: Matt wiman x Jordan Leavitt
Fly weight: Jimmy Flick x cody durden – Fight canceled
Feather weight: Ilia Topuria x Damon Jackson
Heavyweight: Gian Villante x Jake collier
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