3 fights pulled from Saturday's UFC card

Saturday's UFC Fight Night has taken several hits just hours before the event is scheduled to start, the promotion announced.

The women's flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Taila Santos was pulled from the main card due to a positive COVID-19 test.

One of De La Rosa's cornermen tested positive, sources told MMA Fighting's Damon Martin and Guilherme Cruz.

The featherweight bout between Movsar Evolev and Nate Landwehr was also canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test.

Evolev's test result was positive, a source told MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Cruz. The fight was scheduled to kick off the main card.

Additionally, Cody Durden was removed from his flyweight bout against Jimmy Flick due to a medical issue unrelated to COVID-19.

The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) didn't clear Durden because of an issue with his eye, Heck reports. Flick said during a Facebook livestream that Durden has pink eye.

The UFC rescheduled the fight for Dec. 19, it announced on Saturday's broadcast.

The promotion also revealed Santos will now face Gillian Robertson at UFC 256 on Dec. 12. Robertson's original opponent Andrea Lee withdrew due to an injury.

UFC Fight Night will proceed with eight bouts at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas at a new start time of 8 p.m. ET. In the main event, middleweight contender Jack Hermansson faces short-notice replacement Marvin Vettori.