Cody Garbrandt pulls out of fight against Miles John late

UFC Fight Night 247 has lost its co-main event as Cody Garbrandt was forced out of his bantamweight bout against Miles Johns at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday (ESPN+).

A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the change on Wednesday, but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has not yet been officially announced. Cole Shelton was the first to announce the news.

It’s unclear if Johns will remain on the card.

In his most recent appearance last April, Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) was defeated by former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300. The 33-year-old previously scored two consecutive wins over Trevin Jones and Brian Kelleher.

The 30-year-old Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), undefeated in his last four appearances, is coming off back-to-back wins in 2024 against Cody Gibson and Douglas Silva de Andrade.

Below is the current UFC Fight Night 247 liveup:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

• Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
• Miles Johns vs. TBA
• Reinier de Ridder versus Gerald Meerschaert
• Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios
• Luana Pinheiro vs Gillian Robertson
• Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

PRELIMINARY MAP (ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

• Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
• Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
• Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Zach Scroggin
• Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
• Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli
• Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula

For more information on the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 247 event hub.