Jessica Aguilar was pulled from her fight vs. Jodie Esquibel at UFC Fight Night 130 in Utica, NY, hours before the event began. The unfortunate news was broken by ESPN Radio’s Jordan Sherwood.
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Ariel Helwani provided some further detail.
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The official UFC statement was not revealing.
Due to a medical issue involving strawweight athlete Jessica Aguilar, the New York State Athletic Commission has canceled her scheduled bout against Jodie Esquibel. Tonight’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT: RIVERA VS. MORAES card will proceed with 12 bouts, beginning at 6:55 pm ET / 3:55 pm PT.
Aguilar’s coach the highly respected Din Thomas provided further detail in a text message to MMAjunkie.
[Thursday], the commission doctor saw her lips and thought it may have been some sort of infection. They rushed her to a dermatologist as soon as she stepped off the scale. The dermatologist said nothing was wrong and cleared her to fight – gave her a doctor’s note and everything. Now today, the commission doctor saw her and told her she can’t fight.
The UFC will presumably hold the fight as soon as possible, making certain the skin issue is cleared up as necessary.
