Raul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios has been delayed to next weekend’s UFC Vegas 87 card after Rosas fell ill moments before Mexico City clash.
UFC fans at home and in the Mexico City arena were disappointed when the fight between Raul Rosas Jr and Ricky Turcios was called off moments before walkouts due to the Mexican falling sick.
Dana White took to Instagram later in the night to confirm that Raul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios is delayed, not canceled, and will now be moved to UFC Vegas 87 next week at a catchweight.
Dana White confirms UFC Mexico fight delayed to next week
During the UFC Fight Night 237 broadcast, the announcement team confirmed that Raul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios had been canceled due to Rosas Jr falling sick only moments before the walkouts were scheduled to start.
As explained by Brendan Fitzgerald during the broadcast: “Here is the unfortunate news that I have to break right now. Our next fight was scheduled to be Raul Rosas Jr and Ricky Turcios, Raul Rosas Jr fell ill today.”
“He tried all day to get right, to be able to make the walk and compete tonight in front of these fans that would no doubt blow the roof off for him.”
The young prospect was filmed looking dejected and fatigued in the locker room, undoubtedly bitterly disappointed by missing the opportunity to get a major win in front of his adoring home crowd.
The good news is that the fight has now been moved to next weekend’s UFC Apex show, as confirmed by Dana White on Instagram Live:
“Raul got sick; we’re going to do the fight next week. The fight will be next week at the Apex.”
UFC Vegas 87 is to be headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Shamil Gaziev – it’s unclear where Raul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios will be placed on the card although many are expecting it to slip into a main card slot.
The main card currently includes the following bouts:
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev
- Vitor Petrino vs. Tyson Pedro
- Alex Perez vs. Muhammad Mokaev
- Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan
- Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg
UFC Vegas 87 goes down on Saturday, March 2 from the UFC Apex Arena.