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Fans that were hoping to see the exciting UFC 218 lightweight matchup<\/a> between Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder will be let down to hear the news that the bout has been canceled.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, MMA Fighting<\/a> reported that Iaquinta, who is currently ranked no. 11 in the UFC lightweight rankings was removed from the scheduled bout with Felder due to suffering an injury. The report went on to state that Charles Oliveira<\/a> was looking to be the targeted replacement to face Felder. MMA Junkie<\/a> later confirmed with multiple sources that Oliveira has stepped in. However, that matchup has not been announced by the UFC yet.<\/p>\n

\"Al<\/a><\/p>\n

UFC 218 takes place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on December 2.<\/p>\n

The card is scheduled to feature the UFC featherweight title fight main event<\/a> between champion Max Holloway and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.<\/p>\n

Check out the other bouts that are currently scheduled for UFC 218:<\/p>\n

Main Card – Pay-per-view – 10PM\/7PM ETPT<\/strong>
\nMax Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar – Featherweight title bout
\nAlistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou – Heavyweight bout
\nEddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje – Lightweight bout
\nHenry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis – Flyweight bout
\nTecia Torres vs. Michelle Waterson – Women’s strawweight bout<\/p>\n

Prelims – FS1 – 8PM\/5PM ETPT<\/strong>
\nPaul Felder vs. Charles Oliveira – Lightweight bout
\nAlex Oliveira vs. Yancy Medeiros – Welterweight bout
\nDavid Teymur vs. Drakkar Klose – Lightweight bout
\nFelice Herrig vs. Cortney Casey – Women’s strawweight bout<\/p>\n

Early Prelims – UFC Fight Pass – 6:15PM\/3:15PM ETPT<\/strong>
\nSambah Homasi vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan – Welterweight bout
\nJeremy Kimball vs. Dominick Reyes – Light heavyweight bout
\nAmanda Cooper vs. Angela Magana – Women’s strawweight bout
\nJustin Willis vs. Allen Crowder – Heavyweight bout<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/a><\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 10\/31\/2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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