UFC Vegas 15 main card loses another fight

Amir Albazi and Zhalgas Zhumagulov will not be fighting at UFC VEGAS 15: ‘BLAYDES VS LEWIS.

Another day, another hit to the UFC VEGAS 15 card.

MMA Fighting confirmed an earlier report from TASS that a flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and Zhalgas Zhumagulov will not be happening on this Saturday’s show. Reasons for the postponement are unclear but it is likely that the fight will be rescheduled.

Albazi (13-1) prevailed in his UFC debut this summer when he submitted Malcolm Gordon in the first round. Zhumagulov (13-4) entered the UFC has the Fight Nights Global flyweight champ and a promising prospect in the division, but he lost his debut to Raulian Paiva in a close decision at UFC 251 in July.

This is the second main card fight to fall through for the UFC in recent days. Late last week, Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev was moved from this weekend’s show to UFC 256 after Moicano tested positive for COVID-19.

UFC Vegas 15 is headlined by a heavyweight clash between former title challenger Derrick Lewis and top contender Curtis Blaydes. The co-main features former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith against Devin Clark.