UFC 216, an event taking place in Las Vegas on October 7th, suffered a loss this Monday. The flyweight fight between paige vanzant e Jessica Eye was canceled due to VanZant, one of the most famous Ultimate athletes, having injured her back during jiu-jitsu training. The information was confirmed by the organization following a report on the North American website MMA Fighting. The event continues with 12 fights and the duel should be rescheduled as soon as PVZ has recovered from the problem.
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The two athletes would make their debuts in the flyweight division, which is being opened this year by the UFC. There was even speculation that the winner of the fight would qualify to compete for the category's belt - the champion will be known through the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter, with the winner of the reality show becoming the first female flyweight belt holder in the world. Ultimate history.
VanZant made a name for himself in the strawweight division, but revealed that he would move up a category after almost fainting during some weight cuts. She became famous outside the MMA circle when she participated in “Dancing With The Stars”, a famous open TV program in the United States. Jessica Eye, in turn, would drop in weight, as he fought at bantamweight throughout his UFC career
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