Nathaniel
Wood has been forced to withdraw from a proposed featherweight
clash against Lerone
Murphy at UFC
286.
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“The Prospect” revealed on social media that a “freak accident” in
training resulted in him having to get stitches on his knee.
“It is with a heavy heart to announce I will no longer be fighting
in London. It seems I just can’t get a break in this game with
constant set backs. A freak accident landing on wooden trim in
wrestling practice,” Wood wrote. “Sorry for all those who were
coming to see me. Going to have a sit down and think about some
things. The highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows.”
“Unfortunately I cannot bend my knee until these stitches are
out.”
It is unclear if Murphy will remain on the card against a
replacement opponent. UFC 286 takes place at the O2 Arena in London
on March 18 and is headlined by a welterweight title rematch
between Leon
Edwards and Kamaru
Usman.
A former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion, Wood is 2-0 since
moving up to 145 pounds after earning unanimous verdicts over
Charles
Rosa and Charles
Jourdain last year. The 29-year-old Great Britain Top Team
product is 6-2 during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion
and 19-5 as a professional overall.