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Sedriques Dumas gets new opponent on 2 days’ notice at UFC Vegas 121

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Sedriques Dumas gets new opponent on 2 days’ notice at UFC Vegas 121

Mickey Gall will no longer enter the octagon this Saturday at UFC Vegas 121, but Sedriques Dumas will remain on the card against Luis Hernandez, the promotion announced Thursday.

According to the UFC, Gall withdrew from the card due to medical issues. Gall, who was set to make his first appearance in nearly two years, explained his scratch as something that popped up on his fight week medicals, but he was fine.

Hernandez (8-0) signed with the UFC earlier this month after a second-round rear-naked choke finish of Hugo Guillon on Dana White's Contender Series. He will re-enter the octagon 11 days later, one of the fastest turnarounds in DWCS history.

Dumas (10-5) will attempt to snap a four-fight winless skid, including a trio of stoppage defeats. He hasn't won a fight since August 2024, when he won a unanimous decision against Denis Tiuliulin.

UFC Vegas 121 will go on with 12 bouts, topped by a bantamweight main event between Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos. The co-main event slot features jiu-jitsu expert Rodolfo Vieira taking on Robert Bryczek in a 185-pound clash.

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UFC pulls Mickey Gall from long-awaited return for medical reasons

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UFC pulls Mickey Gall from long-awaited return for medical reasons
Mickey
Gall's return to competition has fallen through.

Gall was scheduled to return to action in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship in Las Vegas against Sedriques
Dumas at
UFC Vegas 121 after nearly two years away. However, he has been
pulled from the fight due to an undisclosed medical issue. Recent

Dana White's Contender Series graduate Luis
Hernandez has now stepped up to face Dumas on short notice.

Mickey Gall says a pre-fight medical issue made him ineligible
to face Sedriques Dumas

Gall claims the UFC pulled him from the fight. He said the UFC
informed him on Sept. 24 that something on his pre-fight medical
tests made him ineligible to fight. Gall is disappointed as he was
looking forward to giving his fans a win, having not won since
2021. The 34-year-old vows to be back once he has got the situation
sorted.

“I have been pulled back from this fight by the UFC,†Gall said on
Instagram. “I was contacted this morning. Something came back on my
medicals that [is] making me ineligible via simple procedure. I
will be back. It sucks. I have overcome a lot to be here. And it's
not lost on me that I've done a lot of losing in there. I wanted to
give my friends, my family, my fans something to cheer about. And
I've worked really hard for that. Unfortunately, that's not gonna
be able to happen this weekend. But once I get this situated and
straightened out, I will be back.â€

Gall (7-7) made his UFC debut in just his sophomore professional
outing in 2016. After a promising start with three consecutive
finishes, Gall then alternated between wins and losses. He went on
a four-fight slump starting in 2021 and hasn't fought since
2024.

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Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua finally confirmed for Dec. 11 in Cardiff

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Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua finally confirmed for Dec. 11 in Cardiff
The most anticipated boxing matchup in recent history has been
confirmed.

Tyson
Fury and Anthony
Joshua are set to clash for the WBA super heavyweight title on
Dec. 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fight
will air live on Netflix. It will be promoted by Turki Alalshikh's
Ring Magazine in collaboration with
Ultimate Fighting Championship and Zuffa Boxing head Dana
White. Both Alalshikh and White confirmed the booking on social
media.

Fury vs. Joshua will stream live on Netflix with the WBA super
heavyweight title at stake

While the matchup has been a decade in the making, it kept falling
through repeatedly for various reasons. Fans' hopes soared when
both Fury and Joshua signed deals with Alalshikh earlier this
year.

Fury defeated Mariusz Wach in his July tune-up fight. Meanwhile,
Joshua defeated Kristian Prenga that same weekend in his bout.
However, the contest was further delayed due to disagreements over
the location. Netflix wanted the fight in the U.S. to reach a
broader audience, but Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn insisted it
take place in the U.K.

“This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing history,â€
Alalshikh said following the announcement. “I am very happy to make
this fight happen for the fans.â€

Fury opened as a -180 favorite, while Joshua came in as a +150
underdog.

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Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson in the works for UFC 335

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Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson in the works for UFC 335

Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has his next fight booked as he's expected to clash with Charles Johnson at UFC 335, which takes place on Dec. 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion's plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz and Mike Heck.

Coming off two-straight losses, Moreno finally got back on track with a win over Joseph Morales at Noche UFC 3 in September. Following that win, Moreno expressed interest in getting one more fight in before the year was over and now it appears he's getting his wish

As for Johnson, the 35-year-old veteran has bounced back and forth between wins and losses in his past six fights, which includes wins over Lone'er Kavanagh, Bruno Silva, and Eduardo Chapolin.

Now Johnson attempts to take out a former champion in Moreno as they clash in the final major card for the UFC in 2026.

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