UFC 318 took a hit after one of his stars had sustained a broken toe in training.
Dustin Poirier's pension fight against BMF champion Max Holloway will take the next pay-per-view show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 19 Headlines.
Fortunately, the lightweight duo and everyone who competes at the UFC 318 head card are still set.
However, a middleweight competition who competes on the Prelims has announced his departure of the event.
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Ikram Aliskerov falls from UFC 318
On Tuesday morning, Ikram Aliskerov shared images of one of his sparring sessions that were very wrong.
The Russian hunter, whose two MMA losses have come against Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker, would be confronted against Brunno Ferreira later this month.
Unfortunately, that fight is now eliminated after Aliskerov broke his big toe into training.
“I was in excellent condition, unfortunately problems happen,” he wrote next to an Instagram that showed how the injury took place.
“I have to withdraw from the fight on July 19 because of a broken [toe].
“Insha Allah I will come back very quickly. I will come back very quickly, Insha'allah.”
It is currently unclear whether Ferreira will remain on the map against another opponent.
Full UFC 318 Fight Card
Main map
- Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
- Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
- Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Prelims
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira
Early prelims
- Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson
- Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Plachnio
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
- Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari