Thursday’s Bellator 247 main event has been canceled after headliner Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Derek Anderson.
Daley, who weighed 1.6 pounds over the 171-pound limit, was forced to go to the hospital due to the bad weight cut. As a result, the fight has been canceled, per Bellator officials. Anderson made weight earlier in the day, but he will not fight a new opponent.
Daley, considered a pioneer of sorts in British MMA, had a history of bad weight cuts earlier in his career, though it has been several years since he missed weight.
This marks the second time this year that the Daley-Anderson fight has been canceled.
The event, which will take place in Milan, Italy, will mark the promotion’s debut on CBS Sports Network. Bellator has yet to decide what the new main event will be.