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Frankie Edgar out, Yair Rodriguez in for UFC Fight Night 139 headliner vs. ‘Korean Zombie’
There’s been a shakeup to the UFC Fight Night 139 main event.
Frankie Edgar has been forced to withdraw because of an injury. As a result, Yair Rodriguez will step in to fight Chan Sung Jung, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity since the promotion had yet to officially make announcement, though ESPN.com, which broke the news Friday night, cited UFC President Dana White in its report.
UFC Fight Night 139 takes place Nov. 10 at Pepsi Center in Denver. Broadcast plans for the event have not been announced, but main card fights are expected to air on FS1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Edgar, who just turned 37 last week, would’ve gone for his second straight victory after a unanimous decision over Cub Swanson in April. Edgar (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) told MMAjunkie Radio earlier this month that he was looking forward to his 25th UFC fight happening the same weekend of the promotion’s 25th anniversary celebration. The former lightweight champion added that he’d evolved his training methods.
“I think I’m just getting smarter,” Edgar said. “The sport is getting smarter, I think. I got in a while ago, and it was kind of archaic. I think we all over-trained a little bit, so I think just being on this game so long, knowing what’s right, what’s wrong, I got a little better at training. That’s kind of kept me bouncy, if you know what I mean.”
Rodriguez (10-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), 26, hasn’t fought since suffering a TKO loss to Edgar in May 2017. After public fallout with the promotion that nearly resulted in his release, the Mexican fighter had been set to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov in September but withdrew because of injury.
It’s also been long time since the “Korean Zombie” (14-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) competed. His last fight, a knockout win over Dennis Bermuded, came at UFC Fight Night 104 in February 2017.
With the change to the card, UFC Fight Night 139 now includes:
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Donald Cerrone vs. Mike Perry
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Raquel Pennington
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Ray Borg
- Maycee Barber vs. Maia Stevenson
- Luis Pena vs. Mike Trizano
- Amanda Cooper vs. Ashley Yoder
- Bobby Moffett vs. Chas Skelly
- Beneil Dariush vs. Thiago Moises
- John Gunther vs. Davi Ramos
- Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa
For more on UFC Fight Night 139, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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