Costa Philippou's UFC 154 fight canceled
UFC middleweight fighter Costa Philippou during an interview at Ray Longo MMA in Garden City. (June 11, 2012) 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 to the main card on pay-per-view.
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