Kelvin Gastelum was forced to withdraw from the UFC Fight Night 217 headliner after taking an accidental knee, and now we have a glimpse into the nature of his injury. Gastelum was scheduled to face Nassourdine Imavov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas but was pulled after getting his front tooth knocked out in practice. He was replaced by Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), who will now face Imavov in a light heavyweight bout. Gastelum (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) had to get his tooth sewn back on and because of the stitches, he wasn’t cleared to compete. “ Graphic imaging  .” Graphic imaging pic.twitter.com/L8jhdRgV0F — #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) January 10, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Mac Life (@themaclifeofficial) Gastelum was looking to get back into the win column after dropping five of his past six

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Kelvin Gastelum was forced to withdraw from the UFC Fight Night 217 headliner after taking an accidental knee, and now we have a glimpse into the nature of his injury. Gastelum was scheduled to face Nassourdine Imavov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas but was pulled after getting his front tooth knocked out in practice. He was replaced by Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), who will now face Imavov in a light heavyweight bout. Gastelum (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) had to get his tooth sewn back on and because of the stitches, he wasn’t cleared to compete

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Video: Kelvin Gastelum gets tooth sewn back on after it was knocked out in practice – MMA Junkie