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Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega, one of the two championship bouts scheduled for next weekend’s UFC 260 pay-per-view, has been pulled from the card.
According to an update during the ESPN broadcast for UFC Vegas 22, the bout will be rescheduled for a later date and was pulled from the card after Volkanovski was forced to undergo COVID-19 protocols.
There is no timeline for when the bout will be rescheduled.
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega has been pulled from next weekend's #UFC260 card.
Volkanovski forced off the card due to COVID-19 protocols, bout will be rescheduled to a later date.#UFCVegas22
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 21, 2021
UFC 260 is set to take place on Saturday, March 27 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Stipe Miocic will defend his heavyweight championship against the heavy-handed Francis Ngannou. Miocic previously defeated Ngannou in 2018, but the challenger has since hauled off four consecutive first-round knockout wins including victories over former champs Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos.
There is no word on which bout will be designated as the new co-main event and which preliminary bout will be bumped to the pay-per-view main card.
You can check out the fight card and promo video for UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 below.
UFC 260: Promo Video & Fight Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNctDNwGcvo
The foundations of the Octagon will shake on March 27 when the sport’s premier big men, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and number one contender Francis Ngannou meet for the second time in the main event of UFC 260. Widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight in UFC history, Miocic defeated Ngannou in 2018, but in his last four bouts, “The Predator” has scored four consecutive first-round knockouts, proving that he is more than ready to face Cleveland’s finest once again. Plus, fresh from a pair of victories over Max Holloway, UFC featherweight champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski defends his crown against Brian “T-City” Ortega.
Event: UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2
Date: Saturday, March 27
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: UFC Apex
Main Card Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+
UFC 260 Fight Card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | vs. | Francis Ngannou | ||||
| Tyron Woodley | vs. | Vicente Luque | |||||
| Bantamweight | Sean O’Malley | vs. | Thomas Almeida | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Khama Worthy | vs. | Jamie Mullarkey | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | vs. | William Knight | ||||
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women’s Flyweight | Gillian Robertson | vs. | Miranda Maverick | ||||
| Featherweight | Shane Young | vs. | Omar Morales | ||||
| Middleweight | Marc-André Barriault | vs. | Abu Azaitar | ||||
