Ulysses Gomez hospitalized cutting weight, Cage Warriors 62 headliner off
Saturday’s Cage Warriors 62 headliner has been called off after title challenger and UFC vet Ulysses Gomez collapsed and was taken to a hospital while trying to cut weight for the fight.
Cage Warriors officials today announced the scratch.
Cage Warriors 62 takes place at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England. The main card streams in North America on MMAjunkie at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) following Facebook prelims (4 p.m. ET).
Gomez (9-4) was slated to make his promotional debut against reigning flyweight titleholder Neil Seery (13-9). However, he fell ill during the weight-cutting process. According to Cage Warriors’ PR director, Paul Dollery, the fighter appears as though he’ll be OK.
Ulysses Gomez v Neil Seery is off. Gomez collapsed while cutting weight; was taken to hospital. He's OK now but we've decided to pull fight.—
Paul Dollery (@PaulDollery) December 06, 2013
Later on Facebook, the company wrote: “Gomez has recovered well but, putting the fighter’s health and safety first and foremost, CWFC officials have taken the decision to cancel the bout.â€
Gomez still wants to fight, I should add, but he understands and accepts the decision that's been taken #CWFC62—
Paul Dollery (@PaulDollery) December 06, 2013
After being ranked one of the world’s top 125-pounders, Gomez struggled in the UFC and suffered losses to John Moraga and Phil Harris. Saturday’s bout, which kick off his rebuilding phase, was scheduled to be his first since his UFC release.
There’s no word if the fight will be rebooked, though a replacement won’t be sought for Saturday’s card due to the short notice.
