A scheduled featherweight bout for tonight’s UFC Fight Night 50 preliminary card between Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz has been scratched after Oliveira was not cleared by doctors to compete.
UFC officials announced the fight being scratched in a statement on the promotions website.
“Tonight’s featherweight rematch between Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz has been scrapped from the UFC Fight Night event after Oliveira was not cleared by doctors to compete,” the statement said.
“Oliveira, who was getting over a viral infection he contracted in Brazil, had a relapse earlier this week and missed weight for the bout Thursday, coming in at 150 pounds. He did not attempt to weigh in again. This morning, the Brazilian fell ill, and after being seen by a doctor he was pulled from the bout. The UFC Fight Night event at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut will proceed as scheduled with nine bouts.”
With Lentz/Oliveira being off the card, the current fight card lineup is below.
Main Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (20-3, 1NC) vs. Gegard Mousasi (35-4-2)
Alistair Overeem (37-13, 1NC) vs. Ben Rothwell (33-9)
Matt Mitrione (7-3) vs. Derrick Lewis (11-2, 1NC)
Joe Lauzon (23-9) vs. Michael Chiesa (11-1)
Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
John Moraga (14-3) vs. Justin Scoggins (9-1)
Al Iaquinta (8-3-1) vs. Rodrigo Damm (12-7)
Rafael Natal (17-6-1) vs. Chris Camozzi (19-8)
Chris Beal (9-0) vs. Tateki Matsuda (10-5)
Sean Soriano (8-1) vs. Chas Skelly (12-1)