MMA promotion accused of blatant incompetency after canceling an entire event featuring ex-UFC fighters

An MMA promotion that had several UFC-fighters competing in an event has received backlash for blatant incompetency. Xtreme MMA 6: Bash at the Beach (Xtreme MMA) has come under public scrutiny for canceling the scheduled event.

The card was supposed to be headlined by former UFC bantamweight fighter Saidyokub Kakhramonov, who was released from the organization after his submission loss to Said Nurmagomedov in December last year. The card also featured Luis Pena, who was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated season 27 and competed eight times under the UFC banner.

The card also featured former UFC fighters Vince Morales, Jared Vanderaa and Louis Cosce. XMMA released a statement on Facebook regarding the cancelation of the event, writing:

"Due to Security Staffing Shortages at The John T Rhodes Center, XMMA 6 Has been rescheduled for Wednesday May 3rd 2023."

MMA reporter Amy Kaplan shed light on the cancelation of the event on Twitter. She wrote:

"The event that Saidyokub Kakhramonov was supposed to headline has been canceled. Luis Pena spoke about it on Insagram and doesn't seem happy with the promotion's explanation. He says he found out about it being off on FB and now they won't answer calls about it. @XMMATV."

Luis Pena shared an Instagram story venting out his frustration, bearing in mind the efforts it took to book a fight. He wrote:

"I had 7 different dudes across 4 different promotions all decline me, the Colorado commission got a boner for me and wouldn't approve a match up when we finally got someone for April 29th then finally able to convince a dude to nut up and the promotion finds the weakest excuse to cancel the entire show they said moved to may 3rd but I don't believe that especially when nobody from XMMA can answer the phone now."

Check out the post below:

[via: @violentbobross on Instagram]

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Fans react to Xtreme MMA event featuring ex-UFC fighters being canceled blatantly

Xtreme MMA 6: Bash at the Beach was recently canceled due to security staffing shortages at The John T Rhodes Center. The event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 according to the organization.

Ex-UFC fighter Luis Pena claimed on Instagram that he found out about the news through a Facebook post made by the organization. He further claimed that the people involved in the event have been ignoring him since the latest developments.

Several fans took to Twitter to react to the cancelation of the card. One fan wrote:

"I would think if you knew you had an event coming you would coordinate the proper security months out."

Another fan wrote under Luis Pena's post:

"Don't fight for that promotion anymore That's just bs. Fighters should be personally notified when something like this happens not on a Facebook post."

Yet another fan wrote:

"Extremely disappointed with this organization. Should’ve been better prepared for a planned event."

Check out some of the reactions below:

[via @violentbobross on Instagram]