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UFC 330 card takes hit after Erin Blanchfield withdrawal
A pivotal women's flyweight matchup has been removed from the nextUltimate Fighting Championship numbered event.ErinBlanchfield's bout against JasmineJasudavicius has been scrapped from the Aug. 15 card at XfinityMobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury on Blanchfield's end,per MMA Junkie's Nolan King. The promotion is reportedly looking torebook the contest for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17 at RogersPlace in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, instead.
Erin Blanchfield injury forces UFC 330 card change as UFCtargets Edmonton rebooking
The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield has been forced outof a fight during her UFC tenure. She is on a two-fight win streak,beating RoseNamajunas and TracyCortez in her most recent Octagon appearances.Meanwhile, Jasudavicius was looking to build on a unanimousdecision win over KarineSilva in April. With her clash with Blanchfield now beingtargeted for the next UFC event in Canada, she'll have the crowdbehind her when they eventually collide.The UFC 330 lineup is currently as follows:IslamMakhachev vs. Ian MachadoGarry – for welterweight titleMackenzieDern vs. GillianRobertson – for women's strawweight titleEdsonBarboza vs. EstebanRibovicsTreseanGore vs. VicenteLuqueMansurAbdul-Malik vs. DustinStoltzfusMyktybekOrolbai vs. JeremiahWellsGeoffNeal vs. ChidiNjokuaniRamizBrahimaj vs. NeilMagnyKaueFernandes vs. JalinTurnerCharlesJohnson vs. JoseOchoaLucasFernando vs. RafaelTobiasDonteJohnson vs. EricMcConico