[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Askar Askar[/autotag] has been removed from UFC Fight Night 184.
The UFC has announced the featherweight fight, which was scheduled for tonight’s main card, has been canceled after Askar (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was forced to withdraw after he was not medically cleared to compete.
The cancellation marks the third opponent who withdrew from a UFC Fight Night 184 booking against Stamann (19-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC). Merab Dvalishvili was originally scheduled for the fight but withdrew after catching COVID-19; Stamann was later paired up with Andre Ewell.
Like Dvalishvili, Ewell also withdrew due to a positive COVID-19 test. On less than one week’s notice, Askar stepped in to replace Ewell in what would’ve been his promotional debut.
With the removal the UFC Fight Night 184 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
- Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
- Manel Kape vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Beneil Dariush vs. Diego Ferreira
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Danilo Marques vs. Mike Rodriguez
- Justin Jaynes vs. Devonte Smith
- Joselyne Edwards vs. Karol Rosa
- Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
- Seungwoo Choi vs. Youssef Zalal
- Martin Day vs. Timur Valiev
- Ode Osbourne vs. Jerome Rivera
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