April 13, 2023 4: 50 pm ET
The UFC requires a brand-new headliner for April 29 after Renato Moicano withdrew from his light-weight bout with Arman Tsarukyan due to injury.
Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is out of the UFC Fight Night 223 primary occasion versus Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), which was arranged to take location at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
MMA Junkie confirmed the news with 2 individuals close to the scenario, who askedfor privacy since the promo hasn’t made an authorities statement.
It’s unidentified at this time if Tsarukyan will stay on the card versus a brand-new challenger or if the company strategies to insert a brand-new headliner completely.
Following the publication of this story, Tsarukyan’s supervisor Daniel Rubenstein, of Ruby Sports & Entertainment, revealed doubt a replacement might be discovered in time.
Death, taxes and noone readilyavailable to battle Arman on 2 weeks notification are the just certainties in my life right now. https://t.co/jqdOz0GlxB
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube)