Veta Arteaga and Nick Newell will not be competing at Bellator 250 tonight.
MMA Fighting confirmed with a Bellator official that Arteaga and Newell have been forced to withdraw from their respective bouts against Desiree Yanez and Zach Zane, respectively. The flyweight bout between Arteaga and Yanez was to serve as Thursday’s main card opener at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
A middleweight bout between Ty Gwerder and Dalton Rosta has been promoted to the main card.
Arteaga and Newell were not medically cleared to compete by the commission, though no official reason was given as to why.