Well, it seems like the UFC had a nice fight to make following today’s UFC Fight Night 134 main event, but that won’t be happening. After a scintillating win at UFC Fight Night 134, Anthony Smith (29-13 MMA, 6-3 UFC) volunteered to fight again in two weeks against perennial contender Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at UFC 227 in Los Angeles. However, multiple UFC officials told MMAjunkie that Gustafsson – who was in need of an opponent after scheduled foe Volkan Oezdemir bowed out due to a broken nose – has also been ruled out due to injury. The nature of the injury was not revealed, and a timetable for the Swede’s return was not immediately established. Moments Sports Management, which represents Gustafsson, issued a statement to MMAjunkie. “Alex Gustafsson is out of UFC 227 with a minor injury,” the statement read.
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So much for that idea: Alexander Gustafsson injured, also out of UFC 227 – MMA Junkie