Ian Machado Garry removed from UFC 296 due to pneumonia

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The UFC 296 card has lost one of its main card bouts with Ian Machado Garry unable to compete.

The news of Garry’s removal from the pay-per-view was reported by Chael Sonnen and confirmed by Dana White on Thursday night.

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White stated that Garry started with the flu and it turned into pneumonia. White didn’t elaborate if they were seeking a last-minute opponent for Luque.

Garry did not appear at Wednesday’s media day as he was battling the illness.

The welterweight fight was scheduled to open the pay-per-view portion this Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 296 will include two championships with Leon Edwards (21-3, 1 NC) vs. Colby Covington (17-3) for the UFC Welterweight Championship and Alexandre Pantoja (26-5) vs. Brandon Royval (15-6) for the UFC Flyweight Championship.

John Pollock & Eric Marcotte will have a review of UFC 296 streaming live this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on the POST YouTube channel