Charlie Ward has been forced to switch opponents at the last minute and will now face Martin Hudson, instead of Louis King, at Bellator 200 on Friday.
Bellator confirmed the opponent change with MMA Fighting ahead of Friday morning’s official weigh-in. King (1-1) fell ill over the last couple of days and was not cleared to fight on the card, MMA Fighting has learned.
Shortly after Hudson was announced as Ward’s new opponent, King spoke to Jake Smith and claimed that the organization would not allow him to compete after he was diagnozed with mumps.