UFC 270 has been hit with two fight cancelations.
Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes reported early Friday morning that the opener of the main card between Rodolfo Vieira and Wellington Turman had been canceled. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist was forced to withdraw because of undisclosed medical reasons. Additional reporting from Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting revealed that the fight is not expected to be rescheduled anytime soon and the ‘Prodigy’ will receive his show money. Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales has now shifted to the pay-per-view portion of the card.
Vieira returned to the win column with a ‘Performance of the Night’ awarded submission of Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Vegas 31 last July.