UFC 329 has lost two fighters within the space of just a few days to injury.
Flyweight veteran Ode Osbourne confirmed his withdrawal from the highly anticipated card last week.
Luckily, his opponent, Cody Durden, was capable of stay on the cardboard as a result of Alessandro Costa stepping in on late notice.
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Ethyn Ewing ruled out of UFC 329
A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Ethyn Ewing was scheduled to happen at UFC Vegas 119 on June 20.
Their matchup was moved to Conor McGregor‘s comeback card as a result of undisclosed reasons.
Now, it’s been cancelled, and UFC 329 is right down to just 12 fights, in the intervening time.
“Ethyn Ewing is out of his fight next week vs Farid Basharat as a result of injury,” Best Fight Picks reported on Monday. “UFC is currently in search of a substitute to face Farid.”
Ewing’s injury and the seek for a brand new opponent for Basharat were subsequently confirmed by veteran MMA journalist Damon Martin.
“Ethyn Ewing is OUT of his fight against Farid Basharat next week at #UFC329, per multiple sources telling me and @MikeHeck_JR,” he tweeted. “UFC is actively looking for a substitute opponent, but nothing done yet. Ewing’s injury first reported by @BestFightPicks.”
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Updated UFC 329 fight card
- Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway
- Benoît Saint-Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista
- Brandon Royval vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
- King Green vs. Terrance McKinney
- Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov
- Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yañez
- Luke Riley vs. Kai Kamaka III
- Tracy Cortez vs. Wang Cong
- Damian Pinas vs. César Almeida
- Farid Basharat vs. TBC
- Ryan Gandra vs. Zachary Reese
- Cody Durden vs. Alessandro Costa
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