A pair of injuries to Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters has forced an unplanned matchup up a division in a week.
On Thursday night, Bill Algeo (15-6) posted on his Instagram Stories that his opponent, Billy Quarantillo, had been forced out of their featherweight match. Per MMA Junkie shortly after Algeo’s post, the reason was reportedly due to injury. Additionally, Khusein Askhabov posted a photo of himself on Instagram still in Thailand with his brother, where he was wearing a sling on his arm. His bantamweight bout with Herbert Burns (11-3) was at risk of falling through as well, and according to MMA Fighting, Burns will no longer be facing Askhabov.