The illness bug has struck again at UFC 273, this time to heavyweight Marcin Tybura.
UFC officials confirmed in a tweet earlier today that an illness to Tybura has forced the cancellation of the Tybura vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik fight on the main card.
🚨 Due to illness, Marcin Tybura has been removed from his heavyweight bout with Jairzinho Rozenstruik at #UFC273.
As a result, this bout has been cancelled from the event. pic.twitter.com/kO1pTWaovz
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 8, 2022
The UFC is expected to upgrade a prelim fight to the main card in response, but the company has not confirmed the replacement bout as of yet.
Rozenstruik responded to the cancellation by sending good wishes to Tybura. He did talk with the UFC about some options, which we should hear about soon.
The revised card of bouts is now:
(C) ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI (23-1-0) VS. #4 CHAN SUNG JUNG (16-7-0)
(C) ALJAMAIN STERLING (20-3-0) VS. #1 PETR YAN (16-2-0)
#4 ASPEN LADD VS. #7 RAQUEL PENNINGTON (13-8-0)
MICKEY GALL (7-4-0) VS. MIKE MALLOT (7-1-0)
#5 MACKENZIE DERN (11-2-0) VS. #7 TECIA TORRES (13-5-0)
ALEKSEI OLEINIK (59-16-1) VS. JARED VANDERAA (12-7-0)
IAN GARRY (8-0-0) VS. DARIAN WEEKS (5-1-0)
JOSH FREMD (9-2-0) VS. ANTHONY HERNANDEZ (8-2-0)
JAIRZINHO ROZENSTRUIK (12-3-0) VS. TBA
JULIO ARCE (17-5-0) VS. DANIEL SANTOS (8-1-0)
MARK O. MADSEN (11-0-0) VS. VINC PICHEL (14-2-0)
KAY HANSEN (7-5-0) VS. PIERA RODRIGUEZ (7-0-0)
Enjoy the fights.
