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UFC Heavyweight Injured, Out of UFC Rio

Related Topics: Mohammed Usman, UFC

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has a little under a day to find a suitable replacement.

First broken by reporter Laerte Viana on Thursday night, Mohammed Usman (11-4) has sustained an undisclosed injury and has been ejected from his heavyweight match with Valter Walker (14-1). It is unclear at this time if the organization will be able to snag a local heavyweight to face Walker by the weigh-ins on Friday. If not, the promotion has yet to indicate if it will preserve the match or relocate these two fighters to other bouts down the line.