Charles Oliveira injured, out of UFC 288; Beneil Dariush fight postponed
Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush will not fight at UFC 288 next month.
Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC), the former UFC lightweight champion, has suffered an injury that has postponed his scheduled bout with Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC), according to UFC broadcast partner ESPN.
UFC 288 takes place May 8 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Instead of seeking a replacement opponent for Dariush, the UFC reportedly will reschedule the bout for a later date.
Additional details on the injury to Oliveira, who was slated to return for the first time since losing the 155-pound title to Islam Makhachev in October, are unknown as of this writing.
The loss of Oliveira vs. Dariush is the second blow to the UFC 288 pay-per-view main card in as many days. On Thursday, Jonathan Pearce withdrew from his scheduled fight with Bryce Mitchell. The UFC is in search of a replacement for Mitchell.
The updated UFC 288 lineup includes:
Champ Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo – for bantamweight title
Bryce Mitchell vs. opponent TBA
Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
Rolando Bedoya vs. Khaos Williams
Johnny Munoz vs. Daniel Santos
Virna Jandiroba vs. Marina Rodriguez
opponent TBA vs. Armen Petrosyan
Devin Clark vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain
Rafael Estevam vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola
Joseph Holmes vs. Claudio Ribeiro
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 288.
