PFL 2 gets last minute new main event after fighter not cleared to compete at weigh-ins

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The PFL 2 important occasion has undergone yet one more change.

Late substitute Josh Rettinghouse was not cleared to compete in his combat in opposition to Leandro Higo, so he’s been changed by alternate Marcirley Alves, who was initially scheduled as an alternate on the cardboard. The information was introduced by PFL officers on Thursday through the weigh-ins forward of Friday’s occasion.

Rettinghouse being pulled from the cardboard results in a 3rd new important occasion for the PFL 2 card after ex-UFC fighter Taila Santos was initially scheduled to headline the occasion in a combat in opposition to Julianna Velasquez, however Santos was compelled off the cardboard.

That led to Higo vs. Rettinghouse being ran into the principle occasion slot, however now Rettinghouse has additionally been compelled off the present.

Now, Higo faces Alves as a part of the PFL 2 card, kicking off the bantamweight and girls’s flyweight tournaments.

So far as the remainder of the weigh-ins, Justin Wetzell additionally got here in at 138.4 kilos for his combat in opposition to Kasum Kasumov, however PFL officers instructed MMA Combating that the bout continues to be continuing as scheduled on Friday.

The remainder of the fighters competing on the cardboard made weight with out incident, which incorporates UFC and Bellator veteran Liz Carmouche hitting the size at 126 kilos for her combat in opposition to Ilara Joanne, who weighed 124.8 kilos

Listed below are the complete weigh-in outcomes for PFL 2, with the preliminary card now kicking off at 9 p.m. ET and the principle card at 11 p.m. ET on Friday

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MAIN EVENT: Leandro Higo (135.6) vs. Marcirley Alves (136)

Liz Carmouche (126) vs. Ilara Joanne (124.8)

Francesco Nuzzi (135) vs. Mando Gutierrez (135.8)

Kasum Kasumov (136) vs. Justin Wetzell (138.4)

Julianna Velasquez (126) vs. Ekaterina Shakalova (125.8)

Matheus Mattos (135.6) vs. Jake Hadley (135.8)

Kana Watanabe (125.2) vs. Jena Bishop (125.6)

Elora Dana (124.6) vs. Diana Avsaragova (125.4)

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