UFC Fight Night 186 has lost a women’s strawweight bout.
A matchup between Sam Hughes and Emily Whitmire has been removed from the Feb. 27 card in Las Vegas after Whitmire was forced out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons. It has yet to be announced if the bout will be rescheduled for a later date or if the fight will be scrapped all together.
Hughes confirmed the news Sunday on her social media, following a report from Cage Side Press.
Hughes (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was replacing Hannah Cifers on short notice to take on Whitmire. She is coming off a loss in December against Tecia Torres at UFC 256, which marked her promotional debut.
Whitmire (4-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has been submitted in back-to-back fights against Amanda Ribas and Polyana Viana. In her UFC tenure, Whitmire holds wins over Jamie Moyle and Aleksandra Albu.
Sorry y’all. No performance of the night for me on Feb 27th @Cagesidepress @ufc pic.twitter.com/8giaZg4gy3
— Sam Hughes (@samhughesmma) February 14, 2021
With the cancellation, the UFC Fight Night 186 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane
- Raoni Barcelos vs. TBA
- William Knight vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Alexis Davis vs. Sabina Mazo
- Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira
- Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Nikita Krylov
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moises
- Vince Cachero vs. Ronnie Lawrence
- Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
