Derrick Lewis out of UFC Edmonton, fight against Jhonata Diniz scrapped from card

Derrick Lewis | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Derrick Lewis is no longer competing at UFC Edmonton.

The heavyweight was forced out of his scheduled fight against Jhonata Diniz with the bout now scrapped from the card set to take place Saturday night at Rogers Place.

Lewis was forced out of the contest due to a non-weight cut related medical issue, per UFC officials.

While Lewis did step to the scale at the official weigh-ins Friday morning, he wasn’t at the ceremonial weigh-ins later on, which raised suspicions about his readiness for the fight. A few hours later, UFC officials confirmed that Lewis was pulled from the event and his fight with Diniz was cancelled.

It’s an unfortunate turn of events for Lewis, who was looking to build on a win over Rodrigo Nascimento back in May as he extended his record for most knockouts in UFC history with 15 overall.

Meanwhile, Diniz misses out on the chance to face an established veteran and former title challenger in Lewis after starting out his UFC career with two straight wins while amassing a perfect 8-0 record overall.

The UFC Edmonton card now moves forward with 13 total bouts. A flyweight bout between Canada’s Jasmine Jasudavicius and Ariane da Silva is expected to take the vacant spot on the main card.