A heavyweight fight between Cyril Gane and Shamil Abdurakhimov has fallen through once again, but Ante Delija will fill in to fight Gane on the UFC October 17th event.
La Sueur first announced the news that Abdurakhimov pulled out of the October fight due to undisclosed reasons. Gane and Abdurakhimov were expected to meet back in April at UFC 249, but that booking fell through as Gane pulled out due to a pneumothorax.
Gane (6-0) made his UFC debut in August of last year, submitting Raphael Pessoa at UFC Montevideo. The Frenchman fought twice again that year, defeating Don’Tale Mayes by heel hook submission and Tanner Bosser by decision.