Kelvin Gastelum was pressured to withdraw from the UFC Combat Evening 217 headliner after taking an unintentional knee, and now we have now a glimpse into the character of his harm.
Gastelum was scheduled to face Nassourdine Imavov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas however was pulled after getting his entrance tooth knocked out in follow. He was changed by Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), who will now face Imavov in a light-weight heavyweight bout.
Gastelum (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) needed to get his tooth sewn again on and due to the stitches, he wasn’t cleared to compete.
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— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) January 10, 2023
Gastelum was seeking to get again into the win column after dropping 5 of his previous six. His lone win in throughout that stretch came to visit Ian Heinisch in February 2021 at UFC 258.
UFC Combat Evening 217 takes place Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The cardboard streams on ESPN+.
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