Khamzat Chimaev’s former rival pulls out of major UFC 318 fight after toe injury in training

The Russian, whose only losses in MMA have come against Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker, was scheduled to take on Brunno Ferreira.

That fight has now been cancelled, with Aliskerov breaking his big toe during a session.

“I was in great shape, unfortunately, trouble happens,” he wrote alongside the Instagram video.

“I have to withdraw from the fight on July 19 due to a broken [toe].

“Insha Allah I will be back very soon. I’ll be back very soon, Insha’Allah.”

There’s no word yet on whether Ferreira will remain on the card against a new opponent or if he’ll be rescheduled entirely.

UFC 318 fight card

Main Card

• Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
• Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
• Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
• Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber

Preliminary Card

• Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
• Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira
• Ikram Aliskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira

Early Preliminary Card

• Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson
• Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
• Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov
• Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari