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Drakkar Klose Out of UFC Fight vs. Jeremy Stephens After Weigh-In Injury

Saturday's UFC Fight Night co-main event between lightweights Drakkar Klose and Jeremy Stephens was called off hours before the fight was scheduled to take place, per ESPN's Marc Raimondi.

Klose said on Twitter he has suffered injuries as a result of this push from Stephens during weigh-ins Friday:

He released a statement around 8 p.m. ET on Saturday:

The fight cancellation was announced on the broadcast. Shortly thereafter, ESPN's Ariel Helwani broke news that the bout was off because of undisclosed injuries suffered by Klose after Stephens' push. Klose later revealed the nature of his ailments.