UFC 319 has seen two bouts affected by late injury withdrawals, including the welterweight finale of TUF 33 and a lightweight bout featuring King Green.
With UFC 319 still two days away, the lineup has lost two scheduled bouts due to injury. King Green, who had been scheduled to face Carlos Diego Ferreira on the undercard of Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Chicago, said his injury was so severe it forced him to break his own rule ahead of the fight.
“Back in the days I’ve had pullouts, but somewhere along the line I said I’m not ever pulling out of a fight,” Green said in a video posted to his Instagram account Thursday afternoon. “If I got to f***ing limp my ass there, I’ll limp into the cage. I’m never pulling out. This one is a little bit different. I can’t even f***ing walk, guys.”
Green showed off his crutches in the video, but did not elaborate on specifics about the injury. Ferreira said he was midway through his weight cut when he was informed Green was out, but said he wasn’t given a reason for the withdrawal.
It’s the second bout on the UFC 319 fight card to suffer a late scratch. The prelim fight between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko that was to serve as the welterweight final of the most recent season of “The Ultimate Fighter” was called off after Sezinando pulled out with a late injury.
TUF 33, coached by Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen, still has a flyweight final between Alibi Idiris and Joseph Morales slated for the UFC 319 lineup. The welterweight final between Sezinando and Donchenko is expected to be rescheduled for later this year.
As for Green, this fight was to be his attempt to snap a two-fight losing skid. The 38-year-old lightweight has lost three of his last four. There’s no word yet on when he might be able to return to action, or whether the bout with Ferreira will be rescheduled.
The current UFC 319 lineup now includes 13 bouts, with UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev serving as Saturday night’s main event.
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