Dana White in Trouble Yet Again for UFC 297 as Fans Left Disappointed After Dominick Reyes Left Without Opponent Post Carlos Ulberg Injury

The main event for UFC 297 may be looking great, nevertheless, the same thing cannot be said for the fight card. The UFC CEO is getting ready for UFC 297, but he’s been facing a lot of challenges. Dana White already saw the card facing a setback, with Jan Blachowicz pulling out of his scheduled fight against Aleksandar Rakić due to a shoulder injury. Now, yet another fight had to be canceled for the first PPV of the year.

Dana White found himself in another problematic situation after Carlos Ulberg, who was scheduled to face Dominick Reyes, pulled out of the first 2024 pay-per-view due to an injury. And the fans are not happy about it. Let’s take a look.

Carlos Ulberg is out of UFC 297, according to Dominick Reyes

Former one-time UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes recently announced that his fight against Carlos Ulberg had been canceled. This was due to an injury suffered by the New Zealand fighter. He said, “Hey everyone my fight Jan 20 has been called off due to my opponent’s ‘injury.” This news affected ‘The Devastator’ because he had a great training camp for the fight. Nevertheless, he believes that Dana White could come up with another plan soon.

“We are currently looking at options or rescheduling. I’ve had a great camp and I’m def frustrated, but God has a plan,” said Dominick Reyes. According to ‘MMA Fighting‘, there is a chance that the fight between Reyes and Ulberg could take place at UFC Atlantic City on March 30th, but it has not been made official as of now. Meanwhile, the fans were devastated by the news and sounded off on Dana White. Let’s see what they had to say.

Fans are not happy with Dana White for the UFC 297 blunders

The fans were disappointed with the news of yet another fight getting canceled. They claimed to have been looking forward to this clash between Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes, but it got pulled off the card.

Meanwhile, one fan claimed that this fight could have been a nightmare for the former title challenger. Hence, it might have been a boon for Dominick Reyes.

The fans were also eager to see ‘The Devastator’ getting knocked out at UFC 297.

Nevertheless, some fans stood up for Reyes, mentioning how he gave Jon Jones one of the toughest fights in the latter’s career.

The UFC fans are desperately waiting for a replacement fight on the card for the PPV in January.

One fan said:

With two fights canceled, fans have urged Dana White to save the UFC 297 card.

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UFC 297 was a chance for Dominick Reyes to get back to his winning ways. He has yet to win a fight since 2020. Meanwhile, for Carlos Ulberg, it was an opportunity to add to his impressive record of six wins and one loss in the UFC. It remains to be seen how Dana White will navigate this situation, save the card, and give something that the fans can enjoy.

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