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Felice Herrig out of UFC 238 with torn ACL

Felice Herrig will miss out on fighting in front of her hometown crowd in June.

On Tuesday afternoon, the UFC strawweight contender took to Instagram to reveal a torn ACL has forced her out of her scheduled fight against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 238 in Chicago.

“Unfortunately on Friday I tore my ACL and I do need surgery, which means I will not be fighting on [UFC 238]” Herrig said in the video. “I just want to say I’m sorry to the fans, to the UFC and most definitely my opponent.