A men’s featherweight fight that could’ve seen the winner get a title shot is now off.
Following a report from Milenio, UFC president Dana White confirmed that an August 29th main event between Yair Rodriguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov has been scrapped following an ankle injury to Rodriguez. The promotion is now seeking a replacement for Yair, and one option could be Calvin Kattar.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani says that Kattar has agreed to fight on short notice, although he later clarified that the fight hasn’t actually been offered to him yet. Kattar fought Zabit to a decision loss last November, but it was a three-rounder due to the late notice bump from co-main to main event.