Derrick Lewis’ medical issue forces UFC to pull out of fight with Diniz

Saturday’s heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis and Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton at Rogers Place has been canceled.

UFC officials said the last-minute cancellation was due to Lewis suffering from a “medical issue unrelated to weight cutting” that left him unable to compete.

Lewis (28-12) weighed right at the 266-pound limit for a non-title heavyweight fight Friday morning. However, he did not show up for the ceremonial weigh-in later in the day. No reason was given and it was suggested that Lewis could still compete.

UFC officials later confirmed that Lewis was out of the event and that his fight with Diniz (8-0) had been canceled.

With the main card losing a fight, a women’s flyweight bout between Jasmine Jasudavicius and Ariane da Silva will fill the vacancy created by Lewis-Diniz.

UFC Edmonton is headlined by a flyweight fight between former champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi.