Eryk Anders reveals he was pulled from UFC 309 due to food poisoning. Anders’ (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) three-round middleweight bout vs. Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) on Saturday’s prelims at Madison Square Garden in New York was pulled just minutes before the start of the event.

A middleweight bout between former champion Chris Weidman and Eryk Anders was pulled from UFC 309 on Saturday when Anders fell ill from "unspecified medical issues," the UFC announced during the broadcast for the event.

Former Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders was scheduled to fight Chris “The All-American” Weidman in a middleweight bout at UFC 309 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. But shortly before the preliminary fights were to begin,

One of New York's favorite UFC sons won't get his chance to compete at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Minutes before UFC 309 started, the promotion announced Chris Weidman's fight was off due to an illness with his opponent Eryk Anders.

Eryk Anders says there was no way he would’ve been able to compete at UFC 309. Just as Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden kicked off, Jon Anik revealed that Anders’ scheduled preliminary bout with former middleweight champion Chris Weidman would no longer take place on the card due to Anders falling ill.