UFC 257 has lost two fights, including a main card bout and the featured prelim. However, neither the main event of Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier or co-main of Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler are under threat.
The first fight to be struck from the schedule today was a lightweight showdown planned to feature Matt Frevola and Ottman Azaitar.
Frevola weighed in without incident, but his opponent was nowhere to be seen.
This turn of events has to be especially frustrating for Frevola who had three fights cancelled in 2020. One because an entire event was cancelled at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemix, one because his cornerman Billy Quarantillo tested positive for COVID-19 and one because Frevola fractured his foot.