Lyman Good out of UFC 249 bout with Belal Muhammad due to injury

Lyman Good won’t be competing at UFC 249.

The former Bellator champion has been forced out of his welterweight contest with Belal Muhammad due to injury. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with a person close to the situation following an initial report from MMAFighting.com. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.

At this time, there is no word on a potential replacement for Good (21–5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) against Muhammad (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Good most recently fought at UFC 244 in November where he stopped Chance Rencountre in the third round.

UFC 249 is scheduled for April 18, but is still without a location in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The card was supposed to take place in Brooklyn, N.Y., but bans on public gatherings and non-essential businesses forced the UFC to move the card out of the state. Despite government guidelines on social distancing and avoiding travel, the UFC continues to search for a location for the pay-per-view.

The Las-Vegas based company has looked into taking the event into Indian reservations or a foreign country, where there would be no public orders prohibiting them from hosting the event.