UFC 290 took a huge hit.
According to sources close to the situation, MMAMania.com can confirm Shawn Brady’s exit from his fight against Jacques Della Maddalena scheduled for next weekend (Saturday July 10, 2023). While the injury is not disclosed, Submit the full MMA I’m informed that Brady is currently in the hospital.
Twitter user @Bendaman2001 was the first to report the news of Brady’s injury.
No replacement has been found as of this writing, and there is no news if Maddalena will remain at UFC 290.
Last night (Thursday, June 30, 2023) at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4, Joaquin Buckley was shown to fight Maddalena at UFC 293, which takes place in Sydney, Australia, in September; However, the Australian fighter was hopeful that Buckley would fill in for Brady.
Maddalena, 26, has been knocked out of four straight first-round finishes within the UFC, with the latest coming at UFC 284, when he finished off Randy Brown in under three minutes (the highlight of the hour).
As for Brady, 30, he’s coming off a TKO loss to Bilal Muhammad at UFC 280 (highlights to watch). He was scheduled to face Michel Pereira in March, but he also had to pull out of that fight due to an injury.
Expect more details about the future of this match as soon as they become available.