On Tuesday, UFC contender Gunnar Nelson publicly addressed his decision to pull out of his upcoming scheduled UFC Fight Night 99 main event against Dong Hyun Kim in the promotional return to Ireland next month.
Nelson addressed the issue in a statement released via his official Instagram page.
“I want begin with saying im very sorry to all my fans, sponsors, friends and StunGun that im pulling out of this fight in Belfast,” wrote Nelson.
He continued, “I was so much looking forward to fighting again in Ireland and now its not happening because of a stupid ankle twist that ironacly happend in a UFC open work out!!”
Read his complete statement in the post from his Instagram account embedded below.
As noted, replacing the Nelson-Hyun Kim bout as the main event for UFC’s return to Belfast, Ireland on November 19th from the SSE Arena in Belfast, Ireland is a rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Urijah Hall.
