Cody
Garbrandt will not remain on the
UFC
Fight Night 211 card following an injury suffered in
training.
Multiple outlets confirmed Garbrandt’s exit from the event
following an initial report from
ESPN. Garbrandt was originally expected to face
Rani Yahya at
the event, but Yahya pulled out of the fight as a result of a neck
injury. Garbrandt was initially going to stay on the card against a
replacement opponent.
A former 135-pound champion, Garbrandt is returning to the division
following a short-lived stint at flyweight. In his lone 125-pound
appearance, “No Love” fell to
Kai Kara
France via first-round technical knockout at UFC 269 on Dec.
11. The 31-year-old Ohioan has lost five of his last six in UFC
competition.
UFC Fight Night 211 takes place on Oct. 1 at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and is headlined by a strawweight tilt pitting
Mackenzie
Dern against
Xiaonan
Yan.