UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland fighter Tafon Nchukwi out due to an injury

UFC light heavyweight prospect Tafon Nchukwi has been forced to pull out of his fight against Vitor Petrino due to an undisclosed injury. This is the fourth instance of a fighter pulling out of the December 17 card.

The Cameroonian fighter was initially scheduled to face Jamal Pogues. However, Pogues backed out of the fight for undisclosed reasons. 'The Stormtrooper' was later replaced by Vitor Petrino.

MMAJunkie reporter Nolan King was the first to report the case. Taking to his Twitter handle, the journalist wrote:

"Tafon Nchukwi is out of #UFCVegas66 due to injury, per sources. It's unclear at this time if Vitor Petrino will remain on the Dec. 17 card in Las Vegas."

Check out Nolan King's tweet below:

It will be interesting to see who the promotion finds to fight their debutant light heavyweight, Vitor Petrino.

Check out Vitor Petrino's highlights below:

The event will be headlined by middleweight contenders Sean Strickland and Jared Cannonier. The two fighters were previously booked as the headliner for UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo; however, it fell apart after Strickland withdrew pertaining to a finger infection.

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Tafon Nchukwi's current run in the UFC

Tafon Nchukwi made his UFC debut back in 2020 against Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal. 'Da Don' secured a decision win against Pickett to mark his first victory in the promotion.

The Cameroonian failed to continue his win streak in his second fight in the promotion. He suffered a decision loss against Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson.

Nchukwi has an organizational record of two wins and three losses. His latest outing was against Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot, where 'Da Don' was handed a first-round TKO defeat by 'Black Jag'.

The 28-year-old Cameroonian light heavyweight fighter holds a pro record of six wins with three losses. After making his UFC debut in 2020, Nchukwi has seldom seen good days. Despite winning two out of his initial three fights in the UFC, the fighter has been knocked out twice in 2022.