UFC Fight Night 212 has lost a fight on the main card the day before the event. Due to weight-cutting issues for Askar Askarov (14-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC), his flyweight bout against Brandon Royval (14-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has canceled. UFC play-by-play announcer Brendan Fitzgerald, acting as emcee at the official weigh-ins , made the announcement just before the start of the proceedings at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC Fight Night 212, which takes place Saturday at the same venue and streams on ESPN+, will go on with 11 fights. The bantamweight fight between Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) and Victor Henry (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will move up to to the main card from the prelims. Related UFC Fight Night 212 video: Alexa Grasso, Viviane Araujo make weight for main event Brandon Royval shoots to put Askar Askarov – and himself – through hell at UFC Fight Night 212 'Different' Askar Askarov focused solely on UFC Fight Night 212 opponent Brandon Royval, not title gold Askarov, from Dagestan, missed weight in March 2021 for his fight at UFC 259 against Joseph Benavidez
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Askar Askarov weight-cut issues scrap bout vs. Brandon Royval from UFC Fight Night 212 – MMA Junkie