Volkan Oezdemir won’t be competing on Fight Island.
The light heavyweight contender announced Thursday that a knee injury has forced him out of his bout opposite Nikita Krylov, which was scheduled as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night on Oct. 17 in Abu Dhabi. RT Sport was first to report the withdrawal.
See Oezdemir’s social media statement below:
“I’m devastated,” Oezdemir wrote. “I won’t be able to fight due to a knee injury. I apologize to [Dana White, the UFC, Mick Maynard], my opponent [Nikita Krylov] and all the fans.