Yahoo Movies Manuel Torres medical issue scraps Trey Ogden fight at UFC on ESPN 43
SAN ANTONIO – A fight from the UFC on ESPN 43 preliminary card has been scrapped the day before the event.
The lightweight fight between Trey Ogden (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Manuel Torres (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is off following a medical issue for Torres. UFC announcer Brendan Fitzgerald announced the fight’s removal from the card at the end of the UFC on ESPN 43 official weigh-ins.
UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
A UFC official told MMA Junkie Torres’ medical issue was not related to his weight cut. The card will proceed with 11 bouts.
The 28-year-old Torres, from Mexico, has won four straight fights. He earned a shot in the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021 with a first-round knockout. In his promotional debut in May 2022, he knocked out Frank Camacho in the first round.
Ogden came to the UFC in 2022 on the heels of a Fury FC lightweight title win in 2021. He dropped a split decision to Jordan Leavitt in his promotional debut, but bounced back this past September with a decision over Daniel Zellhuber.
It is not yet known if the UFC will keep the fight intact and move it to a future event or if the fighters will be rebooked against new opponents later.
With the cancellation, the UFC on ESPN 43 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos
Nate Landwehr vs. Austin Lingo
Maycee Barber vs. Andrea Lee
Manel Kape vs. Alex Perez
Albert Duraev vs. Chidi Njokuani
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Tucker Lutz vs. Daniel Pineda
Lucas Alexander vs. Steven Peterson
Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons
Daniel Da Silva vs. CJ Vergara
Victor Altamirano vs. Vinicius Salvador
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.
