Renato Moicano injured, out of UFC Fight Night 223 main event vs. Arman Tsarukyan
The UFC needs a new headliner for April 29 after Renato Moicano withdrew from his lightweight bout with Arman Tsarukyan due to injury.
Moicano (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is out of the UFC Fight Night 223 main event against Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), which was scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
MMA Junkie verified the news with a person close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the promotion hasn’t made an official announcement.
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It’s unknown at this time if Tsarukyan will remain on the card against a new opponent or if the organization plans to insert a new headliner altogether.
If he remains on the card, Tsarukyan, 26, will look to continue his momentum from a unanimous decision win over Damir Ismagulov at UFC Fight Night 216 in December. The upcoming would contest would also mark his second promotional main event. The first was a unanimous decision defeat to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC on ESPN 38 in June.
The latest UFC Fight Night 223 lineup now includes:
Arman Tsarukyan vs. opponent TBA
Caio Borralho vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Marcos Rogerio
Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Ange Loosa vs. Josh Quinlan
Emily Ducote vs. Polyana Viana
Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez
Brian Kelleher vs. Journey Newson
Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier
Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson
Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla
Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
Irina Alekseeva vs. Stephanie Egger
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 223.
