Nathaniel Wood won’t be fighting Umar Nurmagomedov on July 25 – but he’ll still be fighting. Expected to fill in for Nurmagomedov to fight Wood (16-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is a former Combate Americas bantamweight champion, John Castaneda (17-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The event will take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi as the fourth event the promotion will hold in 15 days. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the targeted booking Thursday but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement
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