Nina Ansaroff vs. Rose Namajunas pulled from tonight's UFC 187 lineup

Rose Namajunas and Nina Ansaroff

A bout between strawweights Nina Ansaroff (6-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Rose Namajunas (2-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been pulled from tonight’s UFC 187 lineup.

Just two hours before the event’s start time, UFC officials announced the change.

“After contracting a case of the flu, UFC strawweight Nina Ansaroff has been deemed medically unfit by doctors to compete in her UFC 187 bout against Rose Namajunas on Saturday night,” a statement read.

Ansaroff failed to make weight at Friday’s weigh-ins and weighed 120 pounds, four pounds over the 116-pound limit. Initially, the fight was scheduled to continue as a 120-pound catchweight affair.

Tonight’s UFC 187 event takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Ansaroff vs. Namajunas was slated for the FOX Sports 1-televised prelims, which precede the night’s pay-per-view main card.

The new UFC 87 lineup now features:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson for vacant light heavyweight title
Champ Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort for middleweight title
Donald Cerrone vs. John Makdessi
Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne
Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky
Josh Burkman vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Uriah Hall vs. Rafael Natal
Colby Covington vs. Mike Pyle

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Leo Kuntz vs. Islam Makhachev
Josh Sampo vs. Justin Scoggins

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