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Jamie Mullarkey out at UFC Auckland, promotion seeks new opponent for Jalin Turner

Australian lightweight Jamie Mullarkey has been forced to withdraw from UFC on ESPN+ 26.

MMA Junkie today confirmed with UFC officials that injury has forced Mullarkey (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) out of the event, which takes place Feb. 22 (Feb. 23 locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. A search is now underway for a new opponent for Jalin Turner (8-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC).

Turner was in action most recently in April, suffering a disappointing decision loss to Matt Frevola. That followed a scintillating 53-second TKO of Callan Potter at February’s UFC 234 in Australia. “The Tarantula” now looks for a new opponent in his return to action after 10 months on the sidelines.

A timetable for Mullarkey’s return wasn’t immediately established.

The latest UFC on ESPN+ 26 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
  • Jimmy Crute vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
  • Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
  • Kevin Aguilar vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Jalin Turner vs. opponent TBA
  • Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
  • Song Kenan vs. Callan Potter
  • Kai Kara-France vs. Tyson Nam
  • Hannah Goldy vs. Loma Lookboonmee
  • Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato
  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Shana Dobson

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for April: One former UFC champ makes another tap for the first time

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Paul Hughes explains choosing PFL over UFC offer: ‘I deserve to get compensated’

Fighters are often criticized for failing to prioritize their financial interests in their MMA careers, but no such accusation can be made toward Irish prospect Paul Hughes. Hughes (11-1), a former Cage Warriors champion, just went through the process of free agency and had bids on the table from...

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