Miocic injured, out of fight with Rothwell at UFN 76
Dave Sholler: “Can confirm that Stipe Miocic is out of Dublin fight. We are reviewing options for a potential replacement. Wish Miocic a speedy recovery.”
Stipe Miocic @stipemiocicufc
•Gutted Sorry to the fans. Sorry to the @ufc sorry to @RothwellFighter
•I’ll be back soon. But first I’d like to be able to put my socks on
UFC Fight Night 76 will be held on October 24, 2015 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, and will air live on UFC Fight Pass. The event is headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. native son Joe Duffy. The co main was supposed to be Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell, but an undisclosed injury took Miocic out, just 11 says before fight time.
UFC director of PR Dave Sholler tweeted that “Can confirm that Miocic is out of Dublin fight. We are reviewing options for a potential replacement. Wish Miocic a speedy recovery.”
Rothwell is on a three-fight win streak, over Matt Mitrione, Alistair Overeem, and Brandon Vera