Fans will have to wait to see the fight between Yair Rodriguez y Zabit Magomedsharipov.
In full development of Contender Series, Carlos Contreras Legaspi of Millennium revealed that Rodriguez, was left out of the expected fight.
At the press conference after tonight’s episode, the president of UFC asked about the report. White confirmed that Rodriguez he’s out of the fight with an ankle injury.
“He has a sprained ankle and a fracture.” said White. “It’s out”.
Although the fight had not been announced by UFC, White revealed the possibility in the past, Rodríguez vs. Magomedsharipov It’s kind of rumored like the stellar fight of August 29.
Last week, Ali Abdelaziz confirmed the fight on his account Twitter.
White did not mention if the fight will be transferred to another card, or if Magomedsharipov will have a new rival.
The fight between Rodriguez and Magomedsharipov It is not the first time that it has not materialized. In 2018, the featherweights were going to face in UFC 228. But, Rodriguez he was injured and had to stop fighting.
Rodriguez has only seen action twice since 2018. In the 2 times he faced Jeremy Stephens. while Magomedsharipov beat Jeremy Stephens and Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision.
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