A bantamweight clash pitting Cody Garbrandt against Rani Yahya has been rebooked for a UFC event on Oct. 1.
Garbrandt and Yahya were originally supposed to meet at UFC on ESPN 39 on July 9, but Yahya was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a neck injury. Both fighters confirmed the rescheduled date on social media following an initial report from MMA Mania.
The UFC Fight Night card doesn’t have an official location or venue as of yet, but it is expected to feature a by a strawweight showdown between Mackenzie Dern and Xiaonan Yan.
A former 135-pound champion, Garbrandt will return to the division following a short-lived stint at flyweight. In his lone 125-pound appearance, “No Love” fell to Kai Kara France via first-round technical knockout at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. The 31-year-old Ohioan has lost five of his last six in UFC competition.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and former ADCC champion, Yahya has been part of the UFC roster since 2011. The 37-year-old Constrictor Team representative has compiled a 13-4-1 mark with one no contest during his promotional tenure. Yahya went 2-0 in 2021, submitting Ray Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 187 before outpointing Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 198.
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