Yoel Romero vs. Uriah Hall will no longer co-main event the UFC Fight Night show on August 22 as the former has been pulled from the main event. At the moment, the reasoning for his exit remains undisclosed. BJPenn.com was the first to report Romero’s withdrawal.
Romero was looking to bounce back after his UFC Middleweight title loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. In fact, the 43-year-old is currently on a three-fight losing streak, also dropping bouts to Robert Whittaker (via unanimous decision at UFC 225) and Paulo Costa (via unanimous decision at UFC 241). In terms of Hall, there’s no word on whether officials intend to keep him on the fight night show.
The upcoming UFC event on Aug. 22 is headlined by a bantamweight clash between Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz, with the event held at the APEX facility in Las Vegas. Check out the updated line-up for next week’s show:
Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar
Shamil Gamzatov vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Mariya Agapova vs. Shana Dobson
Mizuki Inoue vs. Amanda Lemos
Angela Hill vs. Michelle Waterson
Daniel Rodriguez vs. Takashi Sato
Marcin Prachnio vs. Mike Rodriguez
Jared Gooden vs. Dwight Grant