Edson
Barboza has been forced to withdraw from a proposed
featherweight clash against Ilia
Topuria at
UFC Fight Night 213 due to a knee injury.
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MMAFighting.com was first to report Barboza’s exit. The knee
injury required Barboza to recently undergo surgery. UFC Fight
Night 213 takes place on Oct. 29 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and
is headlined by a 145-pound clash pitting Calvin
Kattar against Arnold
Allen. It is currently unknown if Topuria will remain on the
card against a replacement opponent. Barboza vs. Topuria was slated
to be the evening’s co-main event.
Barboza is 2-3 since moving to 145 pounds. The 36-year-old
Brazilian is coming off back-to-back losses against Giga
Chikadze and Bryce
Mitchell.
Spain’s Topuria is a rising prospect who is undefeated in 12
professional appearances. He is 4-0 in the UFC with three straight
KO/TKO victories to his credit.