UFC on ESPN 28 ‘s lineup has taken a big hit. The scheduled co-main event between heavyweights Chris Daukaus and Shamil Abdurakhimov has been removed from the event due to undisclosed reasons, MMA Junkie has confirmed following an initial report from TSN . This bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN 27, however, due to a positive COVID-19 test in Abdurakhimov’s (20-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) camp, the fight was moved to a new date. Issues have since risen again from Abdurakhimov’s side, and the fight is being moved for the second time to another date in the coming weeks, MMA Junkie was told by a source familiar with the situation. Daukaus (11-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will be searching for his fourth consecutive UFC victory and his second of the calendar year after defeating Aleksei Oleinik by first-round TKO in February. Abdurakhimov was last in action at UFC 242, where he fell to Curtis Blaydes by second-round stoppage
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UFC on ESPN 28 loses Chris Daukaus vs Shamil Abdurakhimov co-main bout – MMA Junkie