Bellator 243 is down two preliminary fights heading into Friday night.
Joel Bauman, who was scheduled to face Taylor Johnson at middleweight, and Ahmed Samir Hefny, who was slated to meet Christian Edwards at 210 pounds, have both withdrawn from their respective bouts for “undisclosed reasons.”
Neither Johnson nor Edwards will receive a replacement opponent, and as a result, both fights have been scrapped. Sherdog.com confirmed the cancellations with a promotion official following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com.
Johnson and Taylor will reportedly be compensated without fighting, though specific financial terms are unknown.