Coach Eugene Bareman and his team faced one more unexpected hurdle on fight night.
Not only did Bareman’s City Kickboxing fighter Shane Young see a late opponent change at UFC 253, Young also had to deal with opponent Ludovit Klein missing the featherweight limit by four pounds. It’s worth noting Klein stepped in as a replacement for Nate Landwehr, who tested positive for COVID-19, on one week’s notice. But that was of little comfort to Young when Klein knocked him out less than 90 seconds into the first round.
Later in the evening, Young’s teammate Israel Adesanya directly addressed the situation immediately after successfully defending his middleweight title against Paulo Costa.