Derrick Lewis has been pressured to withdraw from his heavyweight bout once more Jhonata Diniz this Saturday (Nov. 2, 2024) at UFC Edmonton stay on ESPN+ from inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, per a UFC announcement late Friday night time.
In response to the assertion, “Black Beast” was faraway from his important card battle attributable to a “non weight-cut associated” medical challenge.
Lewis, who made headlines this week after launching an explicit rant about Daniel Cormier, efficiently hit the scales on Friday morning to make his heavyweight conflict with Diniz official. Nevertheless, issues turned odd when Lewis failed to seem throughout Friday night time’s ceremonial weigh ins (watch HERE). UFC officers assured battle followers that Lewis’ bout with Diniz was nonetheless on, however that ended up being a lie.
Out of nowhere UFC officers introduced that Lewis would not be preventing at UFC Edmonton. It’s unknown at the moment what the promotion has deliberate for Diniz, who was taking a giant step up in competitors.
It’s a disgrace contemplating Lewis was seeking to clear up his act and get again into the title hunt, however he’ll have to attend slightly longer to show he’s nonetheless a prime risk. Lewis has had some again points up to now and some different accidents so it’s unknown at the moment precisely what prompted the late-notice withdrawal.
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