The October 17th UFC card has lost a bout, as Renato Moicano has withdrawn from his fight against Magomed Mustafaev. News of the cancelled fight was first reported by Neri Fung of AgFight.
The fight’s status change leaves two questions – why did Moicano withdraw, and what’s next for Mustafaev. It is currently not known if Mustafaev will get a new opponent for the “Fight Night” card which is just under a month away.
Moicano was looking to build off of his first win since 2018, as his appearance last March saw him stop Damir Hadzovic in the first minute via rear naked choke.
Mustafaev was looking to return to the win column after a split decision loss to Brad Riddell last February.
The headlining act for the UFC’s October 17th card is currently set to be a five-round battle between Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie. Here’s the updated lineup, which is expected to take place on “Fight Island” at the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Bout 10: Brian Ortega (14-1) vs. The Korean Zombie (16-5) (Featherweight)
Bout 9: Jessica Andrade (20-8) vs. Jessica Eye (15-8) (Flyweight)
Bout 8: Krzysztof Jotko (22-4) vs. Makhmud Muradov (24-6) (Middleweight)
Bout 7: Modestas Bukauskas (11-2) vs. Jimmy Crute (11-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 6: Gillian Robertson (8-4) vs. Poliana Botelho (8-2) (Flyweight)
Bout 5: Claudio Silva (14-1) vs. Muslim Salikhov (17-2) (Welterweight)
Bout 4: Jun Yong Park (11-4) vs. John Phillips (22-10) (Middleweight)
Bout 3: Jessica Andrade (20-8) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (14-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 2: Said Nurmagomedov (13-2) vs. Mark Striegl (18-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 1: David Zawada (17-5) vs. Mounir Lazzez (10-1) (Welterweight)
