An undisclosed training injury has forced Bobby Green out of the UFC Fight Night 71 co-main event. He had been slated to face Al Iaquinta on the San Diego-based fight card.
Green’s removal was first reported by MMAFighting.com.
Iaquinta told MMAFighting that he’d “rather be drunk at Jones Beach, but I’m still training for TBD,” adding that fighters like Gilbert Melendez, Dustin Poirier or Efrain Escudero would be good replacements. Melendez is likely out of the picture, however, as he was placed on a 30-day medical suspension following a loss to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 188 on Saturday night.