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The injury bug has hit Nick Catone once again.
“The Jersey Devil” has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 136 fight against Aaron Simpson due to an undisclosed injury, sources close to the fighter confirmed with MMAFighting.com.
The 30-year-old, who has only fought once since January 2010 due to several different injuries, including a serious back injury, most recently defeated Costantinos Philippou at UFC 128 in March. No word on the severity of his most recent ailment or who will replace him against Simpson.
Catone (9-2) is 3-2 in the UFC. He also holds wins over Jesse Forbes and Derek Downey.
Simpson (9-2) has won his last two fights in a row against Brad Tavares and Mario Miranda.
UFC 136, headlined by Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, airs live on pay-per-view from the Toyota Center in Houston on Oct. 8.
Update: Catone tweeted he tore his achilles tendon Tuesday night.