UFC Paris main card bout canceled after botched | MMA News
A main card combat was canceled during the UFC Paris Official Weigh-in on Friday.
A featherweight bout between former Bellator champion Patricio Freire and Losene Keita was scheduled to kick off the UFC Paris main card on Saturday, but the bout was eliminated from the combat card after Keita missed weight by three kilos.
“Due to weight management issues with Losene Keita, the featherweight bout with Patricio “Pitbull” has been canceled from this weekend’s event,” the combat promotion announced during the weigh-in.
Freire (37-8) made his octagon debut at UFC 314 in April agains Yair Rodríguez. He misplaced via unanimous choice. He returned at UFC 318 in July and picked up his first UFC win with a unanimous choice over Dan Ige.
The combat would have been Keita’s (16-1) octagon debut. The Oktagon light-weight champion mainly fought in European combat promotions with most of his bouts happening in the Czech Republic. “Black Panther” is on a five-fight successful streak.
The UFC Paris combat card is headlined by a middleweight conflict between No. 2 ranked Nassourdine Imavov (16-4, 1 NC) and No. 7 ranked Caio Borralho (17-1, 1 NC). Both efficiently made weight on Friday with each tipping the scales at 185 kilos.
The event takes place at Accor Arena and will mark the promotion’s fourth consecutive annual to the ‘City of Light.’
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