Orion Cosce vs. ‘Blood Diamond’ Removed from UFC 275 Lineup

Unfortunately the news is true that my fight has been cancelled for #ufc275 Gonna keep training and stay ready for the next opportunity. Hopefully we can get rebooked as soon as Mathetha is healthy or someone else.
Trying to fight a couple times this summer. All good

— Orion Cosce (@GalaxyCosce) May 25, 2022

A proposed welterweight clash pitting Orion Cosce against Mike Mathetha as been pulled from the UFC 275 lineup.

Cosce confirmed the cancellation following an initial report from BJPenn.com. UFC 275 takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, on June 11 and is headlined by a light heavyweight championship tilt between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka. The card currently has 12 fights on tap if Cosce is not rebooked against a replacement opponent.

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“Unfortunately the news is true that my fight has been cancelled for [UFC 275],” Cosce wrote on Twitter. “Gonna keep training and stay ready for the next opportunity. Hopefully we can get rebooked as soon as Mathetha is healthy or someone else.Trying to fight a couple times this summer. All good.”

Cosce earned a UFC contract thanks to a third-round stoppage of Matt Dixon on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2020. He suffered his first defeat in eight professional outings in his first promotional foray, falling to Philip Rowe via second-round TKO at UFC on ESPN 28.

Mathetha, a decorated kickboxer who is better known as “Blood Diamond,” entered his promotional debut with a 3-0 mark, but he was submitted by Jeremiah Wells in the opening stanza of their encounter at UFC 271 on Feb. 12.