Tyson Pedro will not be competing in New Zealand next month.
The light heavyweight announced on Instagram that he is out of his upcoming bout with Vinicius Moreira, which was scheduled to take place at UFC Auckland on Feb. 22.
Pedro, who hails from Australia, indicated that his withdrawal is due to an injury, though he did not specify its exact nature nor did he provide a potential timetable for his return. The 28-year-old has been out of action since a loss to Mauricio Rua in December 2018. That bout saw Pedro suffer an injury to his right leg before he was finished by “Shogun” in the third round.