[autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag] is out of his Oct. 17 co-main event.
After an initial report from RT Sport, Oezdemir (17-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) posted on his social media that a knee injury has forced him out of his matchup vs. [autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag], which was scheduled to take place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It is unknown if the UFC will find Krylov (26-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) a replacement.
“I’m devastated… I won’t be able to fight due to a knee injury. I apologize to @danawhite @ufc @mickmaynard2 my opponent @nikitakrylovufc and all the fans. I’ll rest and work on the fastest recovery possible to be back in that octagon ASAP 🌋👊”
Oezdemir is coming off a second-round knockout loss to former RIZIN light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka in July. Prior to that, he picked up back-to-back wins over Ilir Latifi and Aleksandar Rakic.
With the change, the current lineup for UFC’s Oct. 17 event includes:
- Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung
- Nikita Krylov vs. TBA
- Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
- Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Magomed Mustafaev
- Muslim Salikhov vs. Claudio Silva
- Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl
- Mounir Lazzez vs. David Zawada
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam
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