Ray Borg’s Bellator debut has been postponed due to weight management issues, and his scheduled flyweight matchup with former Bellator bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi has been removed from the Bellator 295 event.
Ray Borg’s Bellator debut will have to wait as it will no longer be happening this weekend. Promotional officials announced on Friday that Borg’s scheduled flyweight matchup with former Bellator bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi has been scratched from Saturday’s Bellator 295 event in Hawaii. A Bellator official revealed that the scratch was due to weight management issues on Borg’s side. Borg, a one-time UFC title challenger, has had problems making the flyweight limit in the past, and his most recent four bouts had taken place at bantamweight. Borg signed with the promotion after winning three straight decisions competing for Eagle FC and UAE Warriors.
With the change, the 165-pound catchweight bout between Yancy Medeiros and Charlie Leary will bump up to the main card. A scheduled 148-pound catchweight bout between Weber Almeida and Keoni digs was also announced as being removed from the card prior to the start of weigh-ins. The event moves forward with 11 fights.
Bellator 295 is headlined by the bantamweight grand prix finale between interim champ Raufeon Stots and Patchy Mix. The Main Card taking place on Showtime at 11 PM includes matchups such as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Kana Watanabe, and Aaron Pico vs. James Gonzalez. The Preliminary Card can be viewed on MMA Fighting at 7:55 PM, featuring bouts such as Mads Burnell vs. Justin Gonzales and Sumiko Inaba vs. Veta Arteaga.