{"id":427564,"date":"2023-02-25T21:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=427564"},"modified":"2023-02-25T21:36:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T02:36:01","slug":"krylov-out-of-ufc-main-event-vs-spann-due-to-illness","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/krylov-out-of-ufc-main-event-vs-spann-due-to-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Krylov out of UFC main event vs. Spann due to illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has lost its main event for Saturday&#8217;s Fight Night 220 card at the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An update to today&#39;s main event.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Muniz vs Brendan Allen will now headline <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas70?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UFCVegas70<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmegkWnAp8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qmegkWnAp8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1629634406397689856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Light heavyweight Nikita Krylov is unable to compete against Ryan Spann in the scheduled main event at the UFC Apex after getting food poisoning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8| Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann is OFF.<\/p>\n<p>Krylov is out with illness.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Muniz vs. Brendan Allen is now the main event.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas70?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UFCVegas70<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJOhoGYQST\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cJOhoGYQST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mma_orbit\/status\/1629634529261436930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a result, Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is left without an opponent, and the middleweight bout between Andre Muniz and Brenan Allen has been elevated to the new main event.<\/p>\n<p>Krylov showed up at the UFC Apex &#8211; where the event is being held &#8211; but was ruled unable to compete.<\/p>\n<p>He was looking for his third win in a row. Last year, he finished former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson in the first round, followed by a unanimous decision win over Volkan Oezdemir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has lost its main event for Saturday&#8217;s Fight Night 220 card at the 11th hour. An update to today&#39;s main event. 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