Kurt Pellegrino Suffers Injury, Matt Veach Steps In to Face Frankie Edgar at TUF 10 Finale in December

An injury has forced Kurt Pellegrino to withdraw from his upcoming lightweight fight against Frankie Edgar at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on December 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Stepping in for Pellegrino will be Matt Veach, according to recent post by Edgar on his Twitter account.

He said:

“Due to Pellegrino pulling out because of injury, looks like I will be fighting the tough Matt Veach Dec. 5th.”

Edgar has won his last two fights, including an impressive unanimous decision win over Sean Sherk at UFC 98 in May.

His opponent Veach is currently undefeated at 11-0. He last fought at UFC Fight Night 17 in February, defeating Matt Grice via first-round TKO.

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale features a main event light heavyweight match between Jon Jones and Matt Hamill.

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