Ruslan Magomedov out of UFC Zagreb bout with Gabriel Gonzaga
Today Ruslan Magomedov announced via Twitter that he has been forced to pull out of his bout with Gabriel Gonzaga due to a knee injury
Sorry to all my fans & @gonzagabjj I tried my best but had to pull out bc I hurt my knee & can barely walk. pic.twitter.com/OTLmCHr901
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) March 9, 2016
No official announcement has been made from the UFC and with just over one month till the event there is no word on a new opponent.
With the injury, the current UFC Fight Night 86 is currently:
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Ben Rothwell
- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. TBA
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Igor Pokrajac
- Bojan Mihajlovic vs. Francis Ngannou
- Zak Cummings vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura
- Alessio Di Chirico vs. Bojan Velickovic
- Filip Pejic vs. Damian Stasiak
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Mairbek Taisumov
- Cyril Asker vs. Jared Cannonier
- Ian Entwistle vs. Alejandro Perez
- Lucas Martins vs. Robert Whiteford
- Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu