Injury pulls Carlos Condit from UFC on ESPN 7; Mickey Gall needs new opponent

Carlos Condit will have to wait for the opportunity to snap his five-fight losing skid.

Condit (30-13 MMA, 7-9 UFC), the former WEC and interim UFC welterweight champion, has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight fight with Mickey Gall (6-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) next month at UFC on ESPN 7.

MMA Junkie confirmed Condit’s withdrawal with a UFC official on Wednesday, though the exact nature and severity of his injury remains unknown.

A replacement opponent search for Gall is already underway.

UFC on ESPN 7 takes place Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena in Washington. The card airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

The latest UFC on ESPN 7 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Cynthia Calvillo vs. Marina Rodriguez

Ben Rothwell vs. Stefan Struve

Yana Kunitskaya vs. Aspen Ladd

Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong

Mickey Gall vs. opponent TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon

Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means

Chris Fishgold vs. Billy Quarantillo

Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

Joe Solecki vs. Matt Wiman

Virna Jandiroba vs. Livinha Souza

Makhmud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith

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