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Kelvin Gastelum withdrew on Monday from UFC Fight Night 217 with a mouth injury.
UFC confirmed the injury and that Sean Strickland will replace him in the main event vs. Nassourdine Imavov. The card is slated for Jan. 14 at the UFC Apex near Las Vegas. Per Michael Wonsover, Gastelum took an incidental knee in practice on Monday that forced him to withdraw from the fight. Gastelum is in good spirits and recovering, according to the report.
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