Eric Spicely won’t be fighting at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 31.
Rhode Island’s Spicely (12-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has fallen out his bout for an undisclosed reason after making the trip out to Las Vegas. His opponent, Markus Perez (12-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), is expected to remain on the card.
Sources with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the situation but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Spicely, 33, is in his second stint with the promotion. After of a “Fight of the Night” earning loss to Deron Winn in his promotional return, Spicely was expected to fight Brendan Allen in October. However, the Tristar fighter was forced to pull out due to injury.
UFC on ESPN+ 31 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
With the change, the UFC on ESPN+ 31 lineup includes:
- Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Joanne Calderwood vs. Jennifer Maia
- Randy Brown vs. Vicente Luque
- Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata
- Trevin Giles vs. Kevin Holland
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Frankie Saenz
- Ed Herman vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Ray Borg vs. Nate Maness
- Markus Perez vs. TBA
- Vincent Cachero vs. Jamall Emmers
- Cody Durden vs. Chris Gutierrez
