Al Iaquinta injured, Paul Felder gets new opponent for UFC 218

Fans that were hoping to see the exciting UFC 218 lightweight matchup between Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder will be let down to hear the news that the bout has been canceled.

On Tuesday, MMA Fighting reported that Iaquinta, who is currently ranked no. 11 in the UFC lightweight rankings was removed from the scheduled bout with Felder due to suffering an injury. The report went on to state that Charles Oliveira was looking to be the targeted replacement to face Felder. MMA Junkie later confirmed with multiple sources that Oliveira has stepped in. However, that matchup has not been announced by the UFC yet.

UFC 218 takes place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on December 2.

The card is scheduled to feature the UFC featherweight title fight main event between champion Max Holloway and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.

Check out the other bouts that are currently scheduled for UFC 218:

Main Card – Pay-per-view – 10PM/7PM ETPT
Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar – Featherweight title bout
Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou – Heavyweight bout
Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje – Lightweight bout
Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis – Flyweight bout
Tecia Torres vs. Michelle Waterson – Women’s strawweight bout

Prelims – FS1 – 8PM/5PM ETPT
Paul Felder vs. Charles Oliveira – Lightweight bout
Alex Oliveira vs. Yancy Medeiros – Welterweight bout
David Teymur vs. Drakkar Klose – Lightweight bout
Felice Herrig vs. Cortney Casey – Women’s strawweight bout

Early Prelims – UFC Fight Pass – 6:15PM/3:15PM ETPT
Sambah Homasi vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan – Welterweight bout
Jeremy Kimball vs. Dominick Reyes – Light heavyweight bout
Amanda Cooper vs. Angela Magana – Women’s strawweight bout
Justin Willis vs. Allen Crowder – Heavyweight bout

on 10/31/2017.