Anthony Hernandez, the twelfth number of the UFC middleweight ranking, was forced to withdraw from the fight against Roman Dolidze due to injury. This fighter reported on his social networks.
"On Friday during training I got injured. Today the scans came back and unfortunately I have torn ligaments in my hand. I won't be able to fight on June 1st. I want to apologize to the UFC, my opponent, and top matchmaker Mick Maynard, but it's an injury that can't be ignored. I hope to be back by the end of the summer," the fighter wrote.
Recall that the bout between Hernandez and Dolidze was scheduled to take place on June 1 in Newark as part of UFC 302.
Swedish UFC middleweight Jack Hermansson stated that he is interested in a fight with Nassurdin Imavov, who defeated the Georgian by unanimous decision last weekend Romana Dolidze.
On the night of February 4, Las Vegas hosted the UFC Fight Night 235 tournament, in the main fight of which Nassurdin Imavov and Roman Dolidze met. After the event, a list of 10 fighters who received the largest salaries at this tournament was made public. Topping the list was Imavov, who earned $506,000.
Nassurdin Imavov commented on the conflict with the corner Romana Dolidze during today's match.
French middleweight Nassurdin Imavov commented on the victory over the Georgian Roman Dolidze as part of the UFC Fight Night 235 tournament, and also named the name of his next desired opponent.