Ryan Hall Out of Dan Ige Matchup at UFC Fight Night 187
BREAKING: Multiple sources have informed me Ryan Hall has been forced to withdraw from his fight against Dan Ige on March 13. The UFC is now looking for a replacement. #UFC https://t.co/Gfm9ppxcGl
— Cole Shelton (@ColeShelton91) February 11, 2021
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship return of Ryan Hall was on the books for less than a month before it fell through.
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Since his win over Darren Elkins in July 2019, Hall has been unable to either find an opponent or remain in a matchup. A 2020 booking with Ricardo Lamas fell through due to the coronavirus pandemic, and then Hall suffered an injury when the match was slated for a few months later. Even though he has only competed nine times as a pro, “The Wizard” has not suffered a loss in nearly 15 years since his debut. The submission wizard won the lightweight bracket of Season 22 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and on his slow rise through the company, he has beaten names like Gray Maynard, B.J. Penn and Elkins. Although Penn not the champ at the time, Hall was still the first man to ever submit “The Prodigy.”
Since his signing off of the first season of Dana White's Contender Series, Ige has been the far more active fighter of the two. While Hall has competed just twice since 2018, Ige’s entire eight-fight UFC tenure has practically taken place in that same span. A lengthy win streak with close victories over the likes of Edson Barboza and Mirsad Bektic came to an end in July 2020, when Calvin Kattar won a decision in their UFC on ESPN 13 main event. Ige has not competed since that loss.
UFC Fight Night 187 goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with a headliner pitting Leon Edwards against the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev. Other noteworthy matches remaining on the card include a heavyweight rumble between Ben Rothwell and Philipe Lins, while Nasrat Haqparast has recently stepped in against Don Madge at lightweight.
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