Things have gone from bad to worse for former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. Not only did he lose his title to Rafael dos Anjos a few months ago, but he has now been forced out of his comeback fight with Myles Jury due to injury. The two men were scheduled to tangle at UFC on Fox 16 on July 25th. He will be replaced by Edson Barboza.
Fox Sports live shared the unfortunate news earlier tonight.
Barboza (15-3, 9-3 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Michael Johnson in February.