Arman Tsarukyan and Matt Frevola will face one another at UFC 257 after a chaotic shuffle at Friday’s official weigh-ins.
The 157-pound catchweight bout has been officially added to Saturday’s card in Abu Dhabi following the removal of Tsarukyan and Frevola’s originally scheduled opponents, Nasrat Haqparast and Ottman Azaitar, respectively.
Azaitar’s removal was announced early at Friday’s weigh-ins, though a reason was not initially given. The UFC later released a statement stating that Azaitar had violated COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
See the official statement here:
UFC is aware of a recent violation of the health and safety protocols involving Ottman Azaitar.