UFC Paris main card bout canceled after botched weight cut

A main card fight was canceled during the UFC Paris Official Weigh-in on Friday. 

A featherweight bout between former Bellator champion Patricio Freire and Losene Keita was scheduled to kick off the UFC Paris main card on Saturday, but the bout was removed from the fight card after Keita missed weight by three pounds. 

"Due to weight management issues with Losene Keita, the featherweight bout with Patricio "Pitbull" has been canceled from this weekend's event," the fight promotion announced during the weigh-in.

Freire (37-8) made his octagon debut at UFC 314 in April agains Yair Rodríguez. He lost via unanimous decision. He returned at UFC 318 in July and picked up his first UFC win with a unanimous decision over Dan Ige.

The fight would have been Keita's (16-1) octagon debut. The Oktagon lightweight champion mainly fought in European fight promotions with most of his bouts taking place in the Czech Republic. "Black Panther" is on a five-fight winning streak.

The UFC Paris fight card is headlined by a middleweight clash between No. 2 ranked Nassourdine Imavov (16-4, 1 NC) and No. 7 ranked Caio Borralho (17-1, 1 NC). Both successfully made weight on Friday with each tipping the scales at 185 pounds. 

The event takes place at Accor Arena and will mark the promotion's fourth consecutive annual to the 'City of Light.'