Vitaly Bigdash Injured – Out Of ONE Championship 42

MMA Junkie reprots that ONE middleweight champion Vitaly Bigdash (8-0) has suffered an injury, forcing changes to the card of ONE Championship 42 in Singapore. Bigdash’s fight with Aleksei Butorin (10-0) has been cancelled and the original co-main event of Angela Lee (5-0) vs. Mei Yamaguchi (15-8-1) will be on top in its place. That fight will crown the first ever ONE Championship women’s atomweight champion. The new co-main event is Roger Gracie (7-2) vs. Michal Pasternak (11-0) for the inaugural light heavyweight title.

ONE Championship 42 happens on May 6 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium . It streams as an online PPV in North America. It was also revealed that with Sylvain Potard (7-5) out of his light heavyweight fight with Tatsuya Mizuno (14-11-1), Mohamed Ali (10-8) will take his place. A new catchweight bout between Brad Robinson (3-1) and Agilan Thani (4-0) has also been added. Here’s the card:

* Angela Lee vs. Mei Yamaguchi – for inaugural women’s atomweight title
* Roger Gracie vs. Michal Pasternak – for inaugural light heavyweight title
* Kotetsu Boku vs. Narantungalag Jadambaa
* Cary Bullos vs. Christian Lee
* Mohamed Ali vs. Tatsuya Mizuno
* Ching Hsiung Chang vs. Amir Khan
* Benedict Ang vs. Jimmy Yabo
* Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev vs. Ma Jia Wen
* Brad Robinson vs. Agilan Thani – 194-pound catchweight bout