MINNEAPOLIS – Less than 48 hours from fight night, UFC on ESPN 3 is likely down a fight.
Team Alpha Male’s Vince Murdock announced via his Facebook page that he’s out for his scheduled preliminary card featherweight matchup against Jordan Griffin.
According to the Facebook post, Murdock said his withdrawal was due to the fact he was declared medically unfit to fight by the UFC’s doctors.
“Difficult as it is to say, I must let you know that, I won’t be making the walk this Sat,” the post read in part. “Unfortunately at this time the @ufc requires some more test to clear me medically fit to fight. As difficult as it is for me to write this message, I strongly believe with the required test completed in the coming days I will be cleared to fight.”
While the UFC has not immediately announced a decision, Griffin is not likely to remain on the card against a new opponent, given the timing of Murdock’s removal from the fight. That would leave the card with 12 fights.
UFC on ESPN 3 takes place Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis. The card airs on ESPN.
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