UFC 183 Fight Nixed Due To Medical Emergency

The anticipated Jimy Hettes vs. Diego Brandao featherweight fight has been pulled from tonight's UFC 183 prelims due to a medical emergency with Hettes. F4Wonline.com reports that Hettes passed out while warming up.

The prelims on Fight Pass were scheduled to begin at 6:30pm EST but were moved up to 7pm EST. Join us coverage here on WrestlingINC at this link.

Ariel Helwani made these tweets about the fight being nixed:

I'm told the Brandao-Hettes fight has been canceled due to Hettes suffering from an undisclosed medical issue. More info on FS1 later 2night

? Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 31, 2015

I'm told Hettes felt ill while getting hands wrapped. I saw him backstage no more than 30 minutes ago but the fight is definitely off.

? Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 31, 2015