Bryce Mitchell is going to have to wait to make his UFC return.
According to ESPN’s Carlos Legaspi, he is out due to an undisclosed injury and Movsar Evolev will now fight Diego Lopes.
This news comes just a day after fans wondered why Mitchell was covered in what looked like purple dye on his shoulder and arm in official UFC YouTube clips ahead of the fight.
Mitchell is coming off a loss to Ilia Topuria in 2022 and hasn’t fought at all in 2023.
The injury has yet to be disclosed and at press time Mitchell has not commented on the fight cancelation.
Bryce Mitchell out of UFC 288 bout