Two UFC 313 bouts are off due to fight day illnesses. The heavyweight bout between perennial contender Curtis Blaydes and debutant Rizvan Kuniev, as well as the featherweight bout between John Castaneda and Chris Gutierrez have been canceled hours prior to the start of the event.

The UFC 313 fight card has suffered another hit just hours before the pay-per-view card. Promotional officials announced on Saturday that Curtis Blaydes suffered an illness, and his featured preliminary bout with Rizvan Kuniev is cancelled.

After John Castañeda was confirmed to be out of his early prelim with Chris Gutierrez, illness also struck a more high-profile matchup, with former interim heavyweight title challenger Curtis Blaydes withdrawing from UFC 313’s featured prelim opposite newcomer Rizvan Kuniev.

UFC 313 has lost two fights just hours before the start of the event.Curtis Blaydes was forced out of his heavyweight bout against Rizvan Kuniev due to an illness, the promotion announced Saturday afternoon.

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