The UFC 333 important card has suffered a serious blow. The featherweight bout between No. 7-ranked contender Arnold Allen and No. 12-ranked contender Aaron Pico has been scrapped.
Allen needed to withdraw from the competition and is now changed by knockout artist Losene Keita.
Losene Keita (17-2) secured his first UFC victory in stellar style earlier this month by knocking out Muhammad Naimov in Spherical 1 at UFC Paris. Following the viral KO, Keita jumped outside the octagon and took a seat within the entrance row to applaud for himself. He later referred to as out prime contender Lerone Murphy.
However now, the previous two-division OKTAGON champion will face the hardest check of his UFC profession when he takes on Aaron Pico.
Pico additionally secured his first UFC win earlier this 12 months by defeating Patricio Pitbull by way of unanimous choice at UFC 327. Earlier than that, on his debut, he was despatched to the shadow realm by the aforementioned Murphy, whom Keita wished to face after his UFC Paris win.
Why did Arnold Allen pull out of UFC 333?
As reported by MMA Preventing’s Mike Heck, Arnold Allen needed to withdraw from the Aaron Pico bout as a result of he has been “rehabbing from previous remedies” and doesn’t have sufficient time to be prepared for UFC 333. The aforementioned media outlet additionally reported that Allen would possibly return to the octagon earlier than the tip of 2026. Heck posted on X:
“Arnold Allen is out of his UFC 333 matchup with Aaron Pico, per sources. Allen has been rehabbing from previous remedies, however ‘not sufficient time between now and Abu Dhabi to be able to combat.’”
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UFC 333 will happen on October 24 at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi. In the primary occasion, present and two-time featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defends his title in opposition to the undefeated Movsar Evloev.
Within the co-main occasion, present and two-time UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will lock horns with former champion Merab Dvalishvili in a trilogy bout.
