Cody Garbrandt out of UFC Fight Night 247 bout vs. Miles Johns

UFC Fight Night 247 has lost its co-main event, with Cody Garbrandt forced out of his bantamweight matchup vs. Miles Johns on Saturday (ESPN+) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the change Wednesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Cole Shelton was first to report the news.

It’s unclear if Johns will remain on the card.

In his most recent outing this past April, Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) was submitted by former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300. Prior to that, the 33-year-old scored back-to-back wins over Trevin Jones and Brian Kelleher.

Unbeaten in his past four appearances, 30-year-old Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is coming off two straight wins over Cody Gibson and Douglas Silva de Andrade in 2024.

Below is the current UFC Fight Night 247 limeup:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
• Miles Johns vs. TBA
• Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
• Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios
• Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson
• Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
• Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
• Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Zach Scroggin
• Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
• Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli
• Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 247.