Well, that sucks.
During the UFC Vegas 78 broadcast earlier tonight (Sat., Aug. 12, 2023), it was announced that Cody Garbrandt is out of his fight with Mario Bautista, which was scheduled to go down next weekend at UFC 292 in Boston. No replacement for Garbrandt has been found as of this writing.
According to sources, MMAMania.com has learned it is a lingering back injury that has forced Garbrandt out.
Cody Garbrandt is out of his fight with Mario Bautista next week, per the broadcast pic.twitter.com/Xhlsqb6XMa
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) August 13, 2023
“No Love” snapped his two-fight losing streak in his last outing when he got past Trevin Jones at UFC 285 in March. The former UFC Bantamweight champion was looking to get back into the title conversation after going 2-5 in his last seven, which included four knockouts.
For Bautista, it is incredibly devastating to lose the Garbrant fight because he has been very close to the Bantamweight top 15 rankings and super underrated his entire UFC career. A win over Garbrandt would have shot him up the rankings and put a legit name on his resume. Bautista is riding a four-fight win streak, with his last three wins coming by submission (watch highlights).
Check out the current card for UFC 292:
UFC 292 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley
UFC 292 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+:
115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight champion Zhang Weili vs. Amanda Lemos
UFC 292 ESPN+ PPV Main Card:
170 lbs.: Ian Machado Garry vs. Neil Magny
135 lbs.: Mario Bautista vs. TBD.
135 lbs.: Marlon Vera vs. Pedro Munhoz
UFC 292 ESPN/ESPN+ ‘Prelims’ Under Card:
185 lbs.: Chris Weidman vs. Brad Tavares
185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues vs. Denis Tiuliulin
155 lbs.: Kurt Holobaugh vs. Austin Hubbard
185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Andre Petroski
125 lbs.: Andrea Lee vs. Natalia Silva
125 lbs.: Maryna Moroz vs. Karine Silva
*Fight card, bout order, and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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