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Costa Philippou's UFC 154 fight canceled

UFC middleweight fighter Costa Philippou during an interview

Photo credit: Newsday/Mario Gonzalez

Long Island's Costa Philippou will not be fighting tonight at UFC 154 as originally planned.

His opponent, Nick Ring, fell ill after weigh-ins Friday evening in Montreal and was pulled from the card. With such a late-notice adjustment, there was no way to find a replacement to fight the middleweight Philippou.

The lightweight fight between Mark Bocek and Rafael dos Anjos will be moved...

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