Lando Vannata is off UFC on ESPN 51.
Expected to fight Mike Breeden on Aug. 12 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Vannata (12-7-2 MMA, 4-7-2 UFC) recently withdrew from the lightweight bout due to an undisclosed injury. It’s unclear if Breeden (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will remain on the card.
Two people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the withdrawal but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Vannata, 31, would’ve looked to snap a two-fight skid with losses to Charles Jourdain and Daniel Zellhuber in that stretch. Breeden, 34, is also on a two-fight losing skid, consisting of losses to Alexander Hernandez and Natan Levy.
With the change, the UFC on ESPN 51 lineup includes:
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Vicente Luque
Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree
Mike Breeden vs. TBA
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
Martin Buday vs. Josh Parisian
Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
Isaac Dulgarian vs. Francis Marshall
Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Ruiz
Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos
Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Brady Hiestand
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.
