The
UFC Fight Night 210 card has taken a hit, as Giga
Chikadze has withdrawn from a proposed co-main event clash
against Sodiq
Yusuff on Sept. 17.
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MMAjunkie.com was first to report the news. A reason for
Chikadze’s exit is currently unclear. The promotion is reportedly
seeking a replacement opponent for Yusuff. UFC Fight Night 210
takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a
bantamweight scrap between Cory
Sandhagen and Yadong
Song.
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Chikadze had an eight-fight professional
winning streak halted in his last outing, when he dropped a
five-round verdict against Calvin
Kattar in the UFC on ESPN 32 headliner on Jan. 15. The
34-year-old Georgian earned notable wins over Cub Swanson
and Edson
Barboza before falling to Kattar.
Yusuff has been victorious in five of six promotional appearances.
Most recently, the 29-year-old Team Lloyd Irvin
export outpointed Alex
Caceres at UFC Fight Night 203.