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Arnold Allen Out Of UFC 204 Fight With Mirsad Bektic

September 29, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

MMA Junkie reports that Arnold Allen (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been forced out of his main card opening fight with Mirsad Bektic (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 204. The UFC is currently looking for a replacement on a week’s notice. The event happens on October 8 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. It airs in North America as it normally would, but it starts at 11:30 PM in Manchester with the main card at 3 AM. Here’s the current lineup:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson – for middleweight title
Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi
Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Stefan Struve
Mirsad Bektic vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Iuri Alcantara vs. Brad Pickett
Ian Entwistle vs. Rob Font
Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak
Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Mike Perry vs. Danny Roberts
Adriano Martins vs. Leonardo Santos
Marc Diakiese vs. Reza Madadi

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Arnold Allen, UFC, UFC 204, Joseph Lee