Anthony Hernandez forced to withdraw from slated UFC 302 fight with Roman Dolidze

Anthony Hernandez has withdrawn from his slated UFC 302 fight with Roman Dolidze.

UFC 302 will take place on Saturday, June 1st at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey.

Hernandez (12-2 MMA) was scheduled to fight Roman Dolidze (12-3 MMA) in a middleweight bout but has withdrawn due to a hand injury.

‘Fluffy’ took to ‘Instagram‘ just yesterday advising of his withdrawal from UFC 302:

“On Friday while training I sustained an injury, I got my MRI results back this morning and unfortunately due to a torn ligament in my hand, I will no longer be able to fight on June 1. I want to apologize to the @ufc , my opponent, & the best matchmaker @mickmaynard2 but this was not an injury I could push through. I hope for a quick return and be back in the cage before summer ends. Thank you to all my fans, friends & family for the continued support…the journey continues.🧘🏻‍♂️👹🙏🏽”

Anthony Hernandez last fought and defeated Roman Kopylov (12-3 MMA) this past February at UFC 298, earning him a fight-of-the night bonus. With that victory, the 30-year-old has 5 consecutive wins in the cage.

Dolidze, 35, still remains on the card, with a new opponent yet to be named.

The revised UFC 302 lineup is listed below:

• Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – Main Event for lightweight title
• Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa – Co-main middleweight event
• Roman Dolidze vs. opponent TBA
• Su Mudaerji vs. Tatsuro Taira
• Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
• Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
• Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez
• Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
• Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
• Andre Lima vs. Hyun Sung Park
• Niko Price vs. Jeremiah Wells
• Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov

Are you looking forward to UFC 302? Who would you like to see Dolidze fight on June 1st?

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