The welterweight contest between T.J. Waldburger and Wendell Oliveira has been pulled from the UFC Fight Night 61 card on Sunday, due to Waldburger falling ill during his weight cut.
T.J. Waldburger forced out of UFC Fight Night 61 fight with Wendell Oliveira
The news was announced prior to Saturday’s weigh-in event by Karyn Bryant on the FOX Sports 1 pre-show.
The two fighters will still take home their show money for the fight.
With the loss of this bout, the Cody Gibson vs. Douglas Silva will now be moved to the FOX Sports 1 prelims.
The new UFC Fight Night 61 bout order is as follows.
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1 – 5pm PT/8pm ET)
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva
- Edson Barboza vs. Michael Johnson
- Sam Alvey vs. Cezar Ferreira
- Rustam Khabilov vs. Adriano Martins
- Iuri Alcantara vs. Frankie Saenz
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sean Strickland
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1 – 3pm PT/6pm ET)
- Jessica Andrade vs. Marion Reneau
- Matt Dwyer vs. William Macario
- Mike De La Torre vs. Tiago Trator
- Cody Gibson vs. Douglas Silva
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass – 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET)
- Ivan Jorge vs. Josh Shockley
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