A welterweight fight between Maki Pitolo and Takashi Soto has been scrapped from the UFC Fight Night card in Auckland, New Zealand.
Sources close to the contest confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Friday during the official weigh-ins that were taking place ahead of Saturday’s event. The news was first reported by ESPN.
According to sources, Pitolo fell ill before the weigh-ins and the fight was pulled from the card.
Pitolo, a former Dana White Contender Series veteran, was seeking his first UFC win after falling short in his debut against Callan Potter last October.