Report: Reyes vs. Prochazka scratched, Rozenstruik vs. Gane to provide as new UFC Vegas 20 headliner

Jairzinho Rozenstruick will now meet Ciryl Gane in the most important occasion at UFC Vegas 20 on Feb. 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, for every a report by MMA Junkie.

The authentic headliner, Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka, has been scratched from the card owing to undisclosed causes. Prochazka confirmed the news in the under Twitter post:

“The battle has been postponed from February 27th, but I’m on the lookout ahead to combating Reyes in the near potential, and want him a fast recovery.”

It is unknown at this time when Reyes vs. Prochazka will be rebooked or the cause why their original matchup was removed from UFC Vegas 20, but Prochazka’s submit would suggest an injuries to “Devastator” was the bring about.

Rozenstruick, 32, is coming off a next-round TKO end over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos previous August and is hunting to place himself back again in competition in 2021. The Surinamese contender had received his very first four excursions to the Octagon in 2019 in advance of running into a Francis Ngannou 20-second knockout in 2020 and getting a momentary phase again in the division. Rozenstruick took to social media yesterday to announce his new primary function booking.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my fight against Ciryl Gane got rescheduled for February 27! 5×5 minutes major card. Unfold the term!”

Gane, 30, is coming off his have 2nd-round TKO complete about JDS again in December. The former specialist kickboxer is at the moment 4- in UFC competition and has appeared superior every and just about every time he’s stepped within of the Octagon. Rozenstruick is a legit test at the heavyweight amount and if “Bon Gamin” is equipped to get earlier him it may possibly be time to get started chatting about a No. 1 contender’s bout for the undefeated Frenchman.

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