{"id":262080,"date":"2025-11-04T23:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/262080\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:14:08","slug":"adrian-yanez-loses-opponent-ahead-of-ufc-vegas-111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/262080\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Yanez loses opponent ahead of UFC Vegas 111"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UFC Vegas 111 is down a fight \u2026 for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight fan favorite Adrian Yanez has lost his opponent, Cristian Quinonez, just four days before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/394896\/ufc-vegas-111-fight-card-start-time-date-location-bonfim-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 111<\/a> is supposed to go down this weekend (Sat., Nov. 8, 2025) inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BestFightPicks\/status\/1985740680728285305\" rel=\"nofollow\">BestFightPicks<\/a> was the first to report the news, stating that UFC is currently searching for a short-notice replacement. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> can confirm that the promotion is indeed targeting a fill-in opponent to keep Yanez on the card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, the last two years have been rocky. Yanez has lost three of his last four outings to Rob Font, Jonathan Martinez, and Marcos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Meanwhile, Quinonez (18-5) has been sidelined for nearly 20 months and enters the final fight of his UFC contract on a two-fight skid, both losses coming by stoppage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Expect Yanez\u2019s new opponent to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Remember that <a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/394896\/ufc-vegas-111-fight-card-start-time-date-location-bonfim-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 111 fight card<\/a>, starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb0820awD][383597][][][][][][][][][duckduckgo.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 7 p.m. ET (also on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb0820awD][383597][][][][][][][][][duckduckgo.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 111: \u201cBonfim vs. Brown\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 111 is down a fight \u2026 for now. 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