Chikadze pulls out of UFC 296 card

Giga Chikadze, a Georgian UFC featherweight, will not compete at the promotion's 296th event, which will take place on December 16. Giga revealed that he suffered a serious injury a few days before the fight.

“Shit happens! Torn a groin muscle. I’ll be back soon!” the fighter wrote on social networks.

It is worth noting that Chikadze, who is ranked eighth in the featherweight rankings, was scheduled to fight number six Josh Emmett at UFC 296.