Less than three hours away from fight night, UFC 313 has taken a hit. Two, to be exact.
The promotion sent out a notice that the heavyweight clash between Curtis Blaydes and Rizvan Kuniev was officially off after Blaydes came down with an illness. Originally, the bout was scheduled to be the featured prelim of the evening.
Also on the chopping block was John Castaneda’s featherweight scrap against Chris Gutierrez after Castaneda became ill.
Blaydes and Castaneda are just the latest victims of a cursed UFC 313 card
UFC 313 has faced a slew of struggles in recent weeks, none bigger than the withdrawal of Dan Hooker who was scheduled to face Justin Gaethje in the evening’s co-main event.