Eryk Anders was pulled from his Chris Weidman combat on the UFC 309 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion final weekend at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, a last-minute withdrawal that got here with no clarification and left combat followers scratching their heads.
The offender? Meals poisoning, which has been recognized to fell fighters on combat day.
“Standing replace: bought meals poisoning Friday evening and there was no means I’d have been capable of go on the market and compete,” Anders wrote on Instagram. “Tremendous upset I didn’t get to compete at MSG towards a former champ.”
“I critically doubt that chance will come round once more, however it’s what it’s,” Anders continued. “Hopefully we will get that matchup rebooked ASAP. Thanks all for the messages of concern.”
No less than it wasn’t deadly (not even kidding).
Anders (16-8, 1 NC) is simply a few months faraway from his unanimous resolution win over Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 87 in Las Vegas. As for Weidman (16-7), he returned to the win column with a call victory over Bruno Silva at UFC Atlantic Metropolis final March.
Hopefully UFC can rebook their middleweight showdown for this upcoming combat card.
