Brandon Thatch (11-1) has announced he’s been forced to withdraw from his fight with Jordan Mein (28-9) due to injury.
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Thatch suffered a compound fracture of his toe, forcing him out of UFC Fight Night 49 event, which takes place at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Thatch was actually a replacement opponent for an injured Thiago Alves, and has been impressive since debuting in the UFC picking up 2 wins in quick succession with a first round TKO against Justin Edwards in his debut, followed TKO of Paulo Thiago in another first round victory.
UFC officials have yet to announce a replacement opponent for Mein and it’s not certain they’ll be able to with just 2 weeks notice.
Pictures of the injury, as tweeted by Thatch, can be clicked and seen below:
I’m bummed to say I have to pull out of my fight against Jordan Mein. I compound fractured my toe yesterday pic.twitter.com/6jhh05L8Yp
— Brandon Thatch (@RUKUSMMA303) August 2, 2014