UFC’s August 29th event is out of a main event, as Yair Rodriguez has withdrawn from his five-round fight versus Zabit Magomedsharipov due to injury. News of the injury was first reported by Carlos Contreras Legaspi of Milenio.
Rodriguez suffered a fractured ankle, forcing him to be removed from the card. The fight was set to be the first 2020 performance from Rodriguez, with his previous fight being a three-round decision victory over Jeremy Stephens.
Magomedsharipov looked to his currently 14-fight streak of wins, which includes six fights in the UFC. It is not known currently if Magomedsharipov will have a replacement opponent for the bout.
Without a five-round fight, here’s how the UFC “Fight Night” card looks currently, which is set to happen is Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Bout 10: Anthony Smith (33-15) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (12-2) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 9: Ji Yeon Kim (9-2-2) vs. Alexa Grasso (11-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 8: Sean Brady (12-0) vs. Christian Aguilera (14-6) (Welterweight)
Bout 7: Zak Cummings (23-7) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (12-4)
Bout 6: Ricardo lamas (19-8) vs. Ryan Hall (8-1) (Featherweight)
Bout 5: Polyana Viana (10-4) vs. Emily Whitmire (4-3) (Strawweight)
Bout 4: Julian Marquez (7-2) vs. Saparbeg Safarov (9-3) (Middleweight)
Bout 3: Alex Caceres (16-12) vs. Giga Chikadze (10-2) (Featherweight)
Bout 2: Geoff Neal (13-2) vs. Neil Magny (23-7) (Welterweight)
Bout 1: Mallory Martin (6-3) vs. Hannah Cifers (10-6) (Strawweight)
Knockdown News 