Douglas Silva de Andrade Forced Off UFC Vegas 103 Due to Medical Issues
Briefly

UFC Vegas 103 has encountered a setback with the withdrawal of Douglas Silva de Andrade due to medical issues, leading to the cancellation of his match against John Castañeda. Initially scheduled as a bantamweight fight, it was adjusted to a 140-pound catchweight before ultimately being scrapped after weigh-ins. This marks the second fight lost for the event, which continues with ten fights remaining on the card, headlined by top ten flyweights Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev, the latter stepping in for the injured Brandon Royval.
UFC officials confirmed the bout was off due to medical issues on the part of Douglas Silva de Andrade, and the pair did not face off following weigh-ins.
Brazil's Silva de Andrade had been booked into a bantamweight fight with John Castañeda at the event on Saturday, March 1 at the UFC Apex.
Read at Cageside Press
[
|
]