Derrick Lewis misses ceremonial weigh-ins, will not fight at UFC Edmonton
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis will not compete in tonight’s UFC Edmonton fight card as scheduled. “The Black Beast” did weigh-in on Friday morning for his bout against Jhonata Diniz but later did not attend ceremonial weigh-ins.
The cause of the medical issue that will prevent the fight from happening is unknown, although the promotion said it was not related to Lewis’ weight-cut.
The card, headlined by former two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno and surging Amir Albazi at 125-pounds, will go on without the bout.
In the co-main event slot, former women’s flyweight champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas takes on submission ace Erin Blanchfield.
UFC Edmonton weigh-in results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Brandon Moreno (125.5) vs. Amir Albazi (125.5)
Erin Blanchfield (125.5) vs. Rose Namajunas (125)
Derrick Lewis (266) vs. Jhonata Diniz (257) – fight cancelled
Caio Machado (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5)
Mike Malott (170.5) vs. Trevin Giles (170)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 5 p.m. ET)
Aiemann Zahabi (135.5) vs. Pedro Munhoz (135)
Ariane da Silva (125) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125)
Charles Jourdain (135) vs. Victor Henry (135)
Jack Shore (145.5) vs. Youssef Zalal (145)
Alexandr Romanov (261) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (264)
Serhiy Sidey (135) vs. Garrett Armfield (135)
Chad Anheliger (135) vs. Cody Gibson (135.5)
Jamey-Lyn Horth (126) vs. Ivana Petrovic (125)
