The UFC’s Nov. 7 card has taken a hit.
Due to an injury, Jeremy Stephens has withdrawn from his featherweight bout vs. Arnold Allen, which was scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Sources with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the withdrawal but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
It is unclear whether or not the UFC is seeking a replacement to fight Allen (16-1 MMA, 7-0).
Stephens (28-18 MMA, 15-17 UFC) has not withdrawn from a fight since October 2012, when he was arrested the day of his scheduled contest against Yves Edwards. In 2019, Stephens suffered an injury that delayed a targeted matchup against Calvin Kattar that had yet to be booked.
Allen, 26, has yet to lose in his UFC career. His most recent fight came in January when he defeated Nik Lentz by unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN+ 24.
With the change, the Nov. 7 lineup includes:
- Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira
- Brendan Allen vs. Ian Heinisch
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Xiaonan Yan
- Drew Dober vs. TBA
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Tanner Boser
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Alexander Romanov
- Arnold Allen vs. TBA
- Vanessa Melo vs. Sarah Moras
- Trevin Giles vs. Bevon Lewis
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Max Griffin
- Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez
- Jack Shore vs. Khalid Taha
- Darren Elkins vs. Eduardo Garagorri
