Donald Cerrone Fight Cancelled Again Due to Freak Injury of Opponent

[{"selector":"#anim-f15405a4-d46d-437c-bd49-27439fe79921","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43f810d2-ade2-4388-ae75-7ef2898a29aa","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-359deg) translate3d(0px, 155.82440%, 0) rotate(359deg)","rotate(-359deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(359deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett featured an exciting lightweight bout between two UFC veterans.

[{"selector":"#anim-89a80641-a698-4adb-b619-cd19a457401c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7b324ba-adae-49ec-b316-e99e017ffa14","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 162.14356%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] UFC legend, Donald Cerrone was scheduled to take on Joe Lauzon in the main card of the UFC Fight Night.

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