UFC 290 has taken a major hit as top ranked fighter pulls outs

Sean Brady was scheduled to fight at UFC 290 in July but is forced to pull out. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports

Top ranked welterweight Sean Brady is out of his scheduled fight against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 290. He pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.

Brady is coming off a TKO loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC 280 this past October.

At the moment it’s not clear if Maddalena will stay on the card. The 26-yearold comes off four straight first-round finishes in the octagon.

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Check out the current fight card for UFC 290

UFC 290 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena and is headlined by a massive featherweight bout between reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez.

• Featherweight bout: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Yair Rodríguez (ic)
• Flyweight bout: Brandon Moreno (c) vs. Alexandre Pantoja
• Middleweight bout: Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis
• Lightweight bout: Jalin Turner vs. Dan Hooker
• Middleweight bout: Bo Nickal vs. Tresean Gore

Preliminary card 

• Welterweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Niko Price
• Welterweight bout: Jack Della Maddalena vs. TBA
• Women’s strawweight bout: Yazmin Jauregui vs. Denise Gomes
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield

Early preliminary card

• Light heavyweight bout: Vitor Petrino vs. Marcin Prachnio
• Bantamweight bout: Cameron Saaiman vs. Terrence Mitchell
• Flyweight bout: Shannon Ross vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar
• Lightweight bout: Kamuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovics

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