Former bantamweight champion Cody
Garbrandt has pulled out of a scheduled co-main event clash
against Miles Johns
at UFC
Vegas 100.
BJPenn.com was first to report the news. The
reason for Garbrandt’s withdrawal is currently unknown. While Johns
reportedly hopes to remain on the card against a short-notice foe,
it is unclear if he will get his wish. UFC Vegas 100 — also known
as UFC Fight Night 247 — takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in
Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight bout between Carlos
Prates and Neil
Magny.
Garbrandt had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing,
as he suffered a second-round submission loss to former flyweight
king Deiveson
Figueiredo at UFC 300 on April 13. “No Love” is 3-6 in his last
nine Octagon appearances dating back to 2017.
Johns, meanwhile, has lost just once in his last seven promotional
appearances. Most recently, “Chapo” outpointed Douglas
Silva de Andrade at UFC on ESPN 58 on June 15.