Friday's PFL New York event has lost two fights.
The event at UBS Arena in Belmont, N.Y., features two of the PFL's top stars, with a main card airing on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). In the main event, Usman Nurmagomedov defends his lightweight title against Archie Colgan, and in the co-feature, 125-pound star Dakota Ditcheva takes on Denise Kielholtz. While those two fights at the top of the card remain intact, a pair of fights on the undercard have fallen through during fight week.
Simeon Powell was scheduled to take on Dovlet Yagshimuradov (26-8-1) in a light heavyweight bout on the main card, but that fight is now off. Powell (12-2) announced the news on social media, but did not reveal specific details about the reason for the cancellation.
"It's one of those ones that's out of my control," Powell said in an Instagram video. "It's annoying, but we've just got to keep moving."
On the prelims, another 205-pound bout is off. Zach Nishimwe (4-0) is out of his scheduled fight against Moustapha Diakhate. RMC Sport Combat was first to report the news. The promotion told MMA Junkie a short-notice replacement is being sought out to keep Diakhate (5-0-1) on the card.
With the changes, the current PFL New York lineup includes:
- Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan – for lightweight title
- Dakota Ditcheva vs. Denise Kielholtz
- Amru Magomedov vs. Angel Alvarez
- Raufeon Stots vs. Lazaro Dayron
- Jonathan Piersma vs. Omar El Dafrawy
- Sean Gauci vs. Allan Begosso
- Jamelle Jones vs. Khabib Nabiev
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Tatiana Postarnakova
- Chamy Delva vs. Levan Khabalaev
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL New York loses two bouts during fight week
