No. 2 ranked UFC flyweight contender Amir Albazi (17-1) has been compelled from his upcoming conflict with no. 1 ranked former champion Brandon Moreno (21-7-2) at UFC Mexico Metropolis.
Albazi posted the next message to his Twitter account in mild of the information (edited):
“I’m out of the struggle towards Moreno (on the) twenty fourth of February. I’ve been coping with a critical neck damage (0ver) the previous few weeks. After some scans the UFC medical doctors determined to tug me out of the struggle instantly. I need to apologize to the followers and the UFC. I shall be again inshallah.”
UFC Mexico Metropolis is to go down on February 24, 2024, reside on ESPN.
Moreno vs Albazi was initially slated to function the occasions five-round co-main occasion of the night, earlier than being pushed as much as the principle occasion slot. Nonetheless, now that the bout has been scrapped, the UFC brass has determined to offer the Moreno struggle to no. 3 ranked Brandon Royval (15-7).
Royval fought Moreno as soon as earlier than again in November of 2020, shedding the bout by way of TKO (damage) at 4:59 of spherical one. This was the primary time Royval had ever been completed, struggling a dislocated shoulder within the bout, and it marked the primary defeat of his promotional tenure.
Royval had octagon wins over each no. 10 ranked former title challenger Tim Elliott (arm-triangle choke) and no. 4 ranked Kai Kara-France (guillotine choke) on the time, and he’s since misplaced to present champion Alexandre Pantoja twice (rear bare choke, UD), but in addition defeated Rogerio Bontorin (SD), no. 9 ranked Matt Schnell (guillotine choke), and no. 5 ranked Matheus Nicolau (KO) since their first encounter.
Moreno however had these 4 title fights with Deiveson Figeuiredo instantly following his first conflict with Royval, going 2-1-1 in these encounters, he TKO’d Kai Kara-France of their rematch, and misplaced his trilogy bout to Alexandre Pantoja (SD) in his most up-to-date look.
As you see, each males are coming off five-round determination defeats to UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja, and each need to get their third, and fourth respective fights with the champion with a win subsequent month.
Who comes out of this UFC Mexico Metropolis fundamental occasion the victor?
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