Thiago Alves is off Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 116 card due to undisclosed reasons. As a result, welterweight Mike Perry will now face newcomer Alex Reyes on short notice. MMAJunkie was the first to report the news. Stay tuned to MMAOddsBreaker on any updates for this matchup. Here’s an updated look at the card:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch
Mike Perry vs. Alex Reyes
Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith
Gregor Gillespie vs. Jason Gonzalez
Sergio Moraes vs. Kamaru Usman
Justin Ledet vs. Zu Anyanwu
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Tony Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Anthony Hamilton vs. Daniel Spitz
Uriah Hall vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Felipe Arantes vs. Luke Sanders
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Gilbert Burns vs. Jason Saggo
UFC 214’s Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch overturned to no-contest
On Wednesday the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) overturned the result of Jon Jones’ TKO victory over Daniel Cormier on July 29th at UFC 214. The news comes after Jones’ B sample from his UFC 214 pre-fight drug test came back positive for the steroid Turinabol. The 30-year-old could face up to a four year suspension by USADA. In addition, UFC Tonight reported that Daniel Cormier has become the UFC light heavyweight champion again.
Jesse Taylor off UFC Sydney due to a USADA violation USADA announced on Wednesday that Ultimate Fighter 25 winner Jesse Taylor has been flagged for an Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample taken on Aug. 22, two months after his submission victory over Dhiego Lima at TUF 25 Finale. Due to the distance for the card, his opponent Belal Muhammad has also been removed from the card and the matchup has been nixed. UFC Fight Night Sydney takes place on Nov. 18.
Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg rebooked for UFC 216
Combate reports that the flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg has been rebooked for Oct. 7 at UFC 216 in Las Vegas. This comes after Borg was pulled off last Saturdays UFC 215 card due to an illness.
