The couple had to fight this weekend. Vincente Luque responded in style to his fight with Ian Garry this weekend and the UFC 296 event was cancelled.
Garry entered that fight on the back of a chaotic rise due to a number of factors outside the cage, but now he can’t silence his critics after contracting pneumonia.
A win over Garry Luque would put him back in contention for the UFC lightweight title, but while some fighters wouldn’t have reacted well to such a late cancellation, the Brazilian wished the fast-rising star a speedy recovery. .
First of all, I wish you the best recovery. Get well soon for him and all the best to his family – and it’s really sad,” Luque said in an Instagram story.
“I was so prepared for this fight. I had a great training camp. Anyone who sees me on social media will see a little bit of what I’ve done. They know how prepared I am for this fight. The weight loss went so well – the easiest weight loss I’ve had in my career. My whole team is here to support me. Many men went out in this battle. A lot of people wanted me to come watch the match and unfortunately it won’t happen.
“It’s out of my control. Everything I could do, everything I could control in my work, and I put my heart into it, I did. I gave everything.
Unfortunately, we cannot control everything. As I said, I wish you all the best. I wish Ian a speedy recovery. Now it’s time for me to rest. I had a tough training camp.”
A replacement fight following its cancellation has not been announced as of this writing.