Costas Philippou injured, out of fight with Uriah Hall in Boston

It didn’t take long for the injury bug to surface in 2015.

Costas Philippou injured his rib and is unable to compete against Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18 in Boston, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed with Philippou’s manager Lex McMahon. The story was originally reported by MMAjunkie.

The fight was of particular intrigue, because it was a rematch of a bout Philippou won in the Ring of Combat organization in 2011. The New York-based fighters are two of the most exciting sluggers in the middleweight division.

Philippou (13-4, 1 NC) is coming off a booming first-round knockout of Lorenz Larkin in May. Before that, the Cyprus native had lost two straight to Luke Rockhold and Francis Carmont. The 35-year-old remains ranked No. 12 in the UFC’s official 185-pound rankings.

The UFC will search for a replacement for Hall (9-4), one of the top prospects to ever come out of The Ultimate Fighter. Hall has won two straight and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Thiago Santos at UFC 175 in July. The 30-year-old Jamaica native fought the majority of that bout with a badly broken toe.

UFC Fight Night 59 will be headlined by a featherweight contender bout between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver. Lightweight stars Benson Henderson and Eddie Alvarez will meet in the co-main event.

It didn’t take long for the injury bug to surface in 2015.

Costas Philippou injured his rib and is unable to compete against Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18 in Boston, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has confirmed with Philippou’s manager Lex McMahon. The story was originally reported by MMAjunkie.

The fight was of particular intrigue, because it was a rematch of a bout Philippou won in the Ring of Combat organization in 2011. The New York-based fighters are two of the most exciting sluggers in the middleweight division.

Philippou (13-4, 1 NC) is coming off a booming first-round knockout of Lorenz Larkin in May. Before that, the Cyprus native had lost two straight to Luke Rockhold and Francis Carmont. The 35-year-old remains ranked No. 12 in the UFC’s official 185-pound rankings.

The UFC will search for a replacement for Hall (9-4), one of the top prospects to ever come out of The Ultimate Fighter. Hall has won two straight and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Thiago Santos at UFC 175 in July. The 30-year-old Jamaica native fought the majority of that bout with a badly broken toe.

UFC Fight Night 59 will be headlined by a featherweight contender bout between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver. Lightweight stars Benson Henderson and Eddie Alvarez will meet in the co-main event.