(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information regarding the rescheduling date.)
UFC 330 has lost a contender fight.
Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius is off the Aug. 15 event at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
An injury to Blanchfield (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has caused the cancellation, with the Jasudavicius (15-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) matchup expected to be preserved and rescheduled for the UFC Fight Night event Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Two people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the change but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
After MMA Junkie's initial report of the injury and cancellation, MMA reporter Cole
Shelton was first to report the new target date.
The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has withdrawn from a bout in her five-plus-year UFC tenure. She currently rides a two-fight winning streak composed of victories over Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez.
Jasudavicius (15-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) bounced back fro a loss to Manon Fiorot when she returned in April and defeated Karine Silva by unanimous decision.
With the change, the UFC 330 fight card includes:
- Champion Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry – for welterweight title
- Champion Mackenzie Dern vs. Gillian Robertson – for women's strawweight title
- Edson Barboza vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Tresean Gore vs. Vicente Luque
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Myktybek Orolbai vs. Jeremiah Wells
- Geoff Neal vs. Chidi Njokuani
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Neil Magny
- Kaue Fernandes vs. Jalin Turner
- Charles Johnson vs. Jose Ochoa
- Lucas Fernando vs. Rafael Tobias
- Donte Johnson vs. Eric McConico
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 330 loses Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
