The 36-year-old fighter announced the news via Twitter on Friday. It is currently unknown if the UFC will be able to secure a replacement opponent for Villante. UFC Fight Night 102 takes place on Dec. 9 at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. and is headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov. The card streams in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass.
As fun as this staph infection was this week, I have to pull out of #UFCAlbany next week
— Patrick Cummins (@OfficialDurkin) December 2, 2016
It sucks to not work...#ItCanAlwaysBeWorse pic.twitter.com/4KUhgAYc5J
Cummins last appeared at UFC 198 on May 14, when he suffered a first-round technical knockout loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. “Durkin” has lost three of his last four bouts in the Octagon and is 4-4 during his promotional tenure overall.