Heavyweight Chris Barnett has been forced off Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 244 because of Hurricane Milton. The UFC officially announced Barnett (23-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) won’t be fighting Junior Tafa (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) at the UFC Apex because of “issues” related to the storm. The promotion did not elaborate on the exact issues facing Barnett, who resides in the Tampa, Fla. area, which is in the path of Hurricane Milton , a Category 4 storm expected to hit Florida on Wednesday night local time. Barnett will be replaced by newcomer Sean Sharaf (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
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Hurricane Milton forces Chris Barnett to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 244 – MMA Junkie