A highly anticipated welterweight bout has been scratched from the UFC Fight Night 49 as Brandon Thatch has been forced to withdrawal from his fight against Jordan Mein due to a fractured toe.
Thatch announced the news on his Twitter account on Saturday and the UFC has not announced if Mein will remain on the card with a new opponent.
UFC Fight Night 49 will come from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 23rd and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as former champion Benson Henderson meets Rafael dos Anjos.
Thatch was an injury replacement to face Mein, who was initially booked to meet Thiago Alves. Thatch released a graphic image of his toe on Twitter and the full image can be viewed by clicking the picture below.
I’m bummed to say I have to pull out of my fight against Jordan Mein. I compound fractured my toe yesterday pic.twitter.com/6jhh05L8Yp
— Brandon Thatch (@RUKUSMMA303) August 2, 2014
The current UFC Fight Night 49: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos fight card lineup is below.
Main Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Benson Henderson (21-3) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (21-7)
Francis Carmont (22-9) vs. Thales Leites (23-4)
Demian Maia (19-6) vs. Mike Pyle (26-9-1)
Jordan Mein (28-9) vs. TBD
Max Holloway (9-3) vs. Mirsad Bektic (8-0)
Chas Skelly (11-1) vs. Tom Niinimaki (21-6-1)
Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Neil Magny (11-3) vs. Alex Garcia (12-1)
Tim Elliott (10-5-1) vs. Wilson Reis (17-5)
James Vick (5-0) vs. Walmir Lazaro (12-2)
Beneil Dariush (7-1) vs. Tony Martin (8-1)
Preliminary Card: (Fight Pass – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT)
Aaron Phillips (8-1) vs. Matt Hobar (8-2)