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Withdraws due to elbow injury
Fitikefu suffered a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow and needs six weeks of recovery before resuming training, Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting reports.
ANALYSIS
Fitikefu suffered the injury while wrestling with teammate Robert Whittaker and now won't be able to compete for at least the next six weeks. The 31-year-old was set to make his UFC debut on Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi but now has to wait a while to heal up and hope he's able to find an opponent once he's cleared.
Fitikefu suffered the injury while wrestling with teammate Robert Whittaker and now won't be able to compete for at least the next six weeks. The 31-year-old was set to make his UFC debut on Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi but now has to wait a while to heal up and hope he's able to find an opponent once he's cleared.
Withdraws from upcoming fight
Fitikefu will no longer take on Dalcha Lungiambula on Jan. 20 after Fitikefu withdrew from the fight for an undisclosed reason, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Fitikefu was slated to make his UFC debut in January, but he was removed from the card for an unspecified reason. Lungiambula will now take on Markus Perez on Jan. 20, and it's not yet clear when Fitikefu could make his debut for the promotion.
Fitikefu was slated to make his UFC debut in January, but he was removed from the card for an unspecified reason. Lungiambula will now take on Markus Perez on Jan. 20, and it's not yet clear when Fitikefu could make his debut for the promotion.
Set for debut in January
Fitikefu will make his UFC debut Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi against Dalcha Lungiambula, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Fitikefu joins the UFC having amassed a 6-0 record with other promotions, with three of his victories coming in the first round. His opponent, Lungiambula, doesn't have all that much UFC experience either, winning his promotional debut in June of 2019 before getting knocked out in November of that same year.
Fitikefu joins the UFC having amassed a 6-0 record with other promotions, with three of his victories coming in the first round. His opponent, Lungiambula, doesn't have all that much UFC experience either, winning his promotional debut in June of 2019 before getting knocked out in November of that same year.
Weighs in as alternate
Fitikefu weighed in at 203.5 pounds as an alternate for UFC 254 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
There are currently two light heavyweight fights scheduled for the card, but according to Nick Baldwin of The Score, the scheduled matchup between Magomed Anklaev and Ion Cutelaba has at least an outside chance to see more adversity this weekend. Baldwin cites MMAFighting.com's weigh-in show to specify that one of Cutelaba's cornermen may have been exposed to COVID-19, which would of course put that bout in jeopardy. In steps Fitikefu to potentially serve as an alternate and make his UFC debut. The Australia native is 6-0 as a professional, with three wins via KO/TKO and one via submission. He most recently took a decision against Kitt Campbell under the banner of Eternal MMA back in October of 2019.
There are currently two light heavyweight fights scheduled for the card, but according to Nick Baldwin of The Score, the scheduled matchup between Magomed Anklaev and Ion Cutelaba has at least an outside chance to see more adversity this weekend. Baldwin cites MMAFighting.com's weigh-in show to specify that one of Cutelaba's cornermen may have been exposed to COVID-19, which would of course put that bout in jeopardy. In steps Fitikefu to potentially serve as an alternate and make his UFC debut. The Australia native is 6-0 as a professional, with three wins via KO/TKO and one via submission. He most recently took a decision against Kitt Campbell under the banner of Eternal MMA back in October of 2019.