Dangerous striker Edson Barboza is reportedly out of his co-main event bout against the rising Ilia Topuria at UFC Vegas 63. According to MMA Fighting’s report. a right knee injury has forced the Brazilian to withdraw from the October 29 match. For now, it is unclear whether ‘El Matador’ will remain on the card.
Currently on a two-fight losing skid, Barboza (22-11) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell and a TKO one to Giga Chikadze in most recent outings. Before that, the 36-year-old was on a two-fight winning streak, with wins over Makwan Amirkhani and Shane Burgos, respectively in October 2020 and May 2021.