February’s UFC Fight Night 236, UFC 298 Shuffle Preliminary Cards

The trend of last-minute fight cancellations continues in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC Fight Night 236, which goes down at the promotion’s Apex facility on Feb. 10, has lost its third fight within a span of 24 hours.

As per a UFC announcement, Bosnia’s Damir Hadzovic (14-7) is out of a booking against Belgian debutant Bolaji Oki (8-1) due to visa issues and will be replaced by Dana White’s Conteder Series 2023 competitor Timothy Cuamba (8-1). “Twilight Timmy” is riding a five-fight win streak topped off by a stoppage win under the Tuff N Uff banner last week. On the other hand, Oki hasn’t lost a fight since his professional debut in 2018.

Meanwhile, a shoulder injury has forced middleweight prospect Tresean Gore (4-2) out of his booking against A.J. Dobson (7-2), which was scheduled for the prelims card of UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, California. While Dobson teased new fight news soon, he is yet to find an opponent as of the writing of this item.

“Gutted posting this, but the UFC didn’t clear me to fight,” Gore wrote on Instagram. “I initially was going to fight anyway, but my coach made me [get] an MRI because he didn’t want me fighting with one arm! Man, I don’t understand why some things happen, but it’s all on God’s time, not mine! I will be back and when the time is right, I will be P4P. I can’t allow injuries to kill my dream!”