Injury pulls Carlos Condit from UFC on ESPN 7; Mickey Gall needs new opponent

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Injury pulls Carlos Condit from UFC on ESPN 7; Mickey Gall needs new opponent

Carlos Condit will have to wait for the opportunity to snap his five-fight losing skid.

Condit (30-13 MMA, 7-9 UFC), the former WEC and interim UFC welterweight champion, has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight fight with Mickey Gall (6-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) next month at UFC on ESPN 7.

MMA Junkie confirmed Condit’s withdrawal with a UFC official on Wednesday, though the exact nature and severity of his injury remains unknown.

A replacement opponent search for Gall is already underway.

UFC on ESPN 7 takes place Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena in Washington. The card airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

The latest UFC on ESPN 7 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Marina Rodriguez
  • Ben Rothwell vs. Stefan Struve
  • Yana Kunitskaya vs. Aspen Ladd
  • Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong
  • Mickey Gall vs. opponent TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon
  • Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means
  • Chris Fishgold vs. Billy Quarantillo
  • Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Joe Solecki vs. Matt Wiman
  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Livinha Souza
  • Makhmud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith

Injury pulls Carlos Condit from UFC on ESPN 7; Mickey Gall needs new opponent