Donald Cerrone

The 39-year-old veteran was scheduled to return from a one-year layoff on Saturday, in a lightweight bout against Joe Lauzon at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center.

He had not fought in front of fans since January 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He felt ill the following morning and was pulled from the event after UFC physicians checked him. Cerrone (36-16) had been in good spirits all fight week and showed a lot of emotion talking about the opportunity to fight in front of his two sons with fans in attendance.

Joe Lauzon gives his initial thoughts to his UFC 274 bout with Donald Cerrone being a late scratch from the lineup.

They tried to give him time to recover but I talked to Dr. [Jeff] Davidson and it was just not going to happen.” [Donald Cerrone] is sick and commission won’t let him fight. “Fight is off.

Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon fight at lightweight on the main card of UFC 274. We go over the fight time, how to watch, and current odds and betting ...

Lauzon hasn’t fought in two and a half years and has been away from mixed martial arts to focus on running his gym. He was knocked out in the first round of his last fight against Alex Morono in May of 2021. He knocked out Jonathan Pearce in the first round, only 1:33 into the match. Oliveira was stripped of the title on Friday after he failed to make weight, and now Gaethje is the only one of the two eligible to win the title in Saturday’s fight. UFC 274 is set to get going this weekend from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A five-bout main card is highlighted by two title fights, including Charles Oliveira vs. Khaos Williams and Randy Brown will replace this fight to kick off the main card.

Donald Cerrone has been removed from his lightweight bout with Joe Lauzon later tonight (Sat., May 7, 2022) at UFC 274 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from ...

While the top of the UFC 274 PPV main card remains as stacked as possible the loss of Cerrone is certainly a big blow. - UFC Venum Authentic Men’s T-Shirt - UFC 274 Event T-Shirt For the updated, revised, and finalized “Oliveira vs. Gaethje” fight card and ESPN+ PPV line up click here. They tried to give him time to recover but I talked to Dr. [Jeff] Davidson and it was just not going to happen.”

The Bridgewater fighter had been due to kick off the main card of UFC 274, but suspected food poisoning for his opponent forced the fight between the ...

They tried to give him time to recover but I talked to Dr. [Jeff] Davidson and it was just not going to happen.” The two were scheduled to fight in the pay-per-view opener at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. It was to be Lauzon’s first fight since October 2019, when the Bridgewater resident defeated Jonathan Pearce 1:33 into the first round at UFC Boston at TD Garden. “Unfortunately, they think what might have happened is Donald ate something bad,” said longtime UFC color commentatorJoe Rogan on the ESPN broadcast.