“The Cuban Missile Crisis” was to face Saparbeg Safarov in a middleweight bout on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 14 event, but officials announced Friday that Safarov has been pulled from the bout due to “weight management issues.”
This was to be Marquez’s first fight since July 18. After winning a contract with a highlight-reel knockout on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, Marquez (7-2) has gone 1-1 in the UFC with a submission win over Darren Stewart followed by a split decision loss to Alessio Di Chirico.
It is not yet known if a preliminary bout will be promoted to keep the main card at six fights.
See the updated lineup for UFC Vegas 14 below:
Main Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Paul Felder vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Khaos Williams
Kay Hansen vs. Cory McKenna
Eryk Anders vs. Antonio Arroyo
Sean Strickland vs. Brendan Allen
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Ashley Yoder vs. Miranda Granger
Alex Morono vs. Rhys McKee
Jose Quinonez vs. Louis Smolka
Randa Markos vs. Kanako Murata
Geraldo de Freitas vs. Tony Gravely
Don’tale Mayes vs. Roque Martinez
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