Joel Alvarez gained’t be preventing at UFC 315.
“El Fenomeno” introduced Sunday through Instagram {that a} hand damage has pressured him out of his light-weight battle with Benoit Saint Denis, which was scheduled to happen at this Saturday’s pay-per-view occasion at Bell Middle in Montreal. Information of Alvarez’s withdrawal was first reported by MagicM.
See Alvarez’s Instagram submit beneath.
Based on Alvarez, he has suffered a hand damage that he expects will limit his coaching for 3 weeks. He didn’t give a timetable for when he plans to compete subsequent.
It isn’t but recognized if his bout with Saint Denis will probably be scheduled for an additional date, if a brand new opponent will probably be hunted for Saint Denis for Saturday, or if each fighters will obtain new opponents at a later date.
Alvarez (22-3) is on a three-fight win streak and has gained seven of his previous eight fights. All 22 of his professional victories have come by the use of knockout or submission.
The identical is true of Saint Denis (13-3-1, 1 NC). The French fighter has 13 finishes to his identify, although he’s presently on a two-fight skid after losses to Renato Moicano and Dustin Poirier.
UFC 315 is headlined by a pair of title fights, with Belal Muhammad defending the welterweight championship towards Jack Della Maddalena in the principle occasion, and Valentina Shevchenko defending the flyweight title towards Manon Fiorot within the co-main occasion.
