Kennedy Freeman needs a new opponent for her UFC debut.
Yuneisy Duben has withdrawn from UFC Fight Night 258 for undisclosed reasons. The three-round flyweight bout was scheduled for Sept. 2 at Accor Arena.
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Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
When she competes again, Duben (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will look to rebound from a head kick loss in her UFC debut vs. Carli Judice in March.
Freeman (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is expected to remain on the card. It’s just not yet known vs. who. She is the daughter of the first British fighter in UFC history, Ian Freeman, and is a former Cage Warriors champion.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 258 lineup includes:
Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho
Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Ante Delija vs. Marcin Tybura
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Paul Craig
Robert Bryczek vs. Brad Tavares
Mason Jones vs. Bolaji Oki
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Andreas Gustafsson
Brendon Ribeiro vs. Oumar Sy
Shauna Bannon vs. Sam Hughes
William Gomis vs. Robert Ruchala
Kaue Fernandes vs. Fares Ziam
Sam Patterson vs. Trey Waters
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Paris loses fighter: Kennedy Freeman in search of new opponent