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Because of the coronavirus pandemic and other issues, there has been plenty of shuffling in the UFC in recent weeks. For example, Saturday’s UFC 250 card from the organization’s Apex facility in Las Vegas was originally to be staged on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The two top men’s fights on Saturday’s card are both from the bantamweight division. The bout immediately preceding the main event is between Raphael Assuncao (27-7) and Cody Garbrandt (11-3). They were to fight on March 28, but Garbrandt pulled out of it due to kidney problems. That card didn’t go off as scheduled regardless due to the coronavirus.

There is no current champion in the men’s bantamweight division as Henry Cejudo surprisingly retired after defending his belt at UFC 249 on May 9 with a TKO victory over Dominick Cruz. Assuncao ranks No. 5 in the division and Garbrandt ninth.