The UFC’s subsequent pay-per-view occasion suffered a significant blow on Saturday night time.
Throughout the UFC Mexico broadcast, play-by-play man Jon Anik revealed that the conflict between Carlos Prates and Geoff Neal, scheduled to go down on April 12 at UFC 314, is not on the docket after ‘Handz of Metal’ was pressured to bow out of the bout on account of an harm.
It’s an unlucky blow for the occasion in Prates, who was set to make his fifth stroll to the Octagon after scoring highlight-reel knockouts in his first 4 appearances with the promotion.
Anik confirmed that Prates is not going to get a alternative opponent in Miami, however teased that the promotion is cooking up one thing massive for the extremely touted prospect out of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In consequence, we’re left with a four-fight fundamental card for UFC 314, although that can possible change within the coming weeks, both with the promotion including one other battle to the occasion or just bumping up one of many prelims to the large present.
Even with Carlos Prates not competing, UFC 314 continues to be a banger of a card
Whereas Prates’ dismissal from the occasion is unlucky, we’re nonetheless left with 4 confirmed bangers, together with a featherweight championship showdown between former titleholder Alexander Volkanovski and No. 3 ranked contender Diego Lopes.
We’ll even be handled to an intriguing co-main occasion as Paddy Pimblett faces former Bellator MMA champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler in a battle that might thrust ‘The Baddy’ into the light-weight high 10.
Then you definitely’ve bought Jean Silva, who’s chomping on the bit to completely smash the (in all probability) clinically insane Bryce Mitchell.
