Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt’s return to 135 lbs has hit a snag.
BJPenn.com was first to report that Brazilian veteran Rani Yahya is out of his UFC Vegas 58 matchup with Garbrandt due to a neck injury. MMA Fighting learned that Yahya has no timetable for a return and he won’t be able to train for at least four weeks.
It’s not known at this point whether the UFC will keep Garbrandt on the July 9th card or if they’ll look to reschedule the Yahya fight for a later date. Given the lack of a timetable, perhaps they’ll search for a new opponent instead.