They are the worst possible news: Joel Álvarez (22-3) will not fight at UFC 315 on May 10 against Benoit Saint-Ddenis (13-3). The Asturian fighter has suffered an injury to the hand And he will be without hitting at least three weeks, which makes his presence in Canada impossible next week. He planned to travel on Monday, but it will not be possible.
The Asturian, who faced his last fight in the light weight before the rise to the wélter, with a less aggressive weight cut, He has been at the gates of the octagon again. A situation that already tormented him a lot in the past, which seemed to have left behind with the victories by Ko over Brener and Klose … but that has now returned.
On this occasion, With the problem of the visa already solved, it was an misfortune during a training When I was already based on the top-15 of the light weight. In the absence of only six kilos in the weight cut, With a fantastic condition and being a favorite for combat against BSD, the injury came.
The UFCwhile, Find a replacement for the Saint-Denis fight Next Saturday at UFC 315 with fighters such as Mauricio Ruffy (12-1) that have already postulated in social networks as alternatives. If that happens and the combat is not reprogrammed, Joel Álvarez will fight his next fight in the welter weight, as he had in mind.
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