Waldburger Faints During Weight Cut, UFC Fight Night Bout with Oliveira Canceled
T.J.
Waldburger reportedly fainted while cutting weight Saturday. | Dave
Mandel/Sherdog.com
The UFC has lost yet another fight on the day of weigh-ins.
According to a report from the Brazilian outlet Combate , T.J. Waldburger fainted on Saturday while attempting to cut weight, forcing his withdrawal from a scheduled welterweight clash against Wendell de Oliveira Marques. UFC officials later confirmed the bout’s cancellation.
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Both Waldburger and Oliveira will receive their show money for the event. Last week, a featherweight bout between Nik Lentz and Levan Makashvili was scrapped ahead of UFC Fight Night in Broomfield, Colo., when Lentz became sick with the flu before weigh-ins.
The 26-year-old Waldburger has lost three of his last four fights in the Octagon, including a third-round technical knockout defeat to Mike Pyle in his most recent outing at UFC 170. The Texan is 4-4 in the UFC since debuting with the promotion in 2010.
Oliveira, meanwhile, had a seven-fight winning streak halted in his Octagon debut, as he suffered a first-round knockout loss against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night “Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2” this past September.
Note: This post was updated at 7:30 p.m. ET to include information from Waldburger's social media post.
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