An undisclosed injury has scratched UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic from next week’s UFC Fight Night 76 co-headliner, and a replacement search is underway.
Sources with knowledge of the situation today confirmed the news with MMAjunkie. The sources asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. Miocic’s manager and UFC officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Today, Miocic’s planned opponent, Ben Rothwell, sparked some speculation after he tweeted, “… @stipemiocicufc for real?”
Miocic (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) Rothwell (35-9 MMA, 5-3 UFC), who are respectively ranked No. 4 and No. 7 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA heavyweight rankings, had second billing on the UFC Fight Pass-streamed card, which takes place Oct. 24 at 3Arena in Dublin. The bout carried title implications for the heavyweight division, with Miocic recently earning a dominant win over onetime interim title challenger Mark Hunt and Rothwell riding a three-fight win streak, most recently submitting Matt Mitrione.
UFC Fight Night 76 is headlined by a lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Irish native Joseph Duffy.
The latest UFC Fight Night 76 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)
Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier
Ben Rothwell vs. TBA
Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till
Paddy Holohan vs. Louis Smolka
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 12:45 p.m.)
Reza Madadi vs. Norman Parke
Mickael Lebout vs. Stevie Ray
Jon Delos Reyes vs. Neil Seery
Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Ericka Almeida vs. Aisling Daly
Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred
Darren Elkins vs. Robert Whiteford
Bubba Bush vs. Garreth McLellan
Big Ben vs Spong, why not?
I am sure Big Ben eats a punch like it was nothing from Spong and returns the favour by a big KO.
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