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Published 02:06 25 Jun 2015 BST
Updated 02:14 25 Jun 2015 BST
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The featherweight title fight between McGregor and Jose Aldo has been thrown into jeopardy after the champion sustained a serious rib injury and although the UFC have yet to confirm Aldo's withdrawal from the Vegas fight, clearance to fight in 16 days will be unlikely if his rib is broken.
As rumours abound that replacements such as Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes are being sought to fight McGregor and the hopeful among us pray that Aldo is allowed to fight, there remains the distinct possibility that McGregor does not feature at all at the July 11 event.
Fuel has been added to this hypothetical fire by the fact that promotional posters have been altered to highlight the previous co-main event which is a welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald.
Just got to Times Square to tape UFC Tonight and this smacks in the mug. pic.twitter.com/0Ofei2kTMl
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 24, 2015
We wouldn't be tearing up our tickets just yet but the signs are getting ever more concerning.Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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