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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
An injury to Daniel Omielanczuk has left Soa Palelei without an opponent for UFC Fight Night 55 next month, according to a report from MMAJunkie.com.
Per the report, Omielanczuk suffered a broken thumb in training this week, and the UFC is now searching for a replacement for the event, which comes to Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 8.
The card, which is headlined by the middleweight bout between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, airs live on UFC Fight Pass in the U.S. on Nov. 7 due to the time difference, as the card takes place on Nov. 8 in Sydney. The full card as it stands is below:
UFC Fight Pass Main Card (10PM ET)
Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping
Al Iaquinta vs. Ross Pearson
Clint Hester vs. Robert Whittaker
Soa Palelei vs. TBA
UFC Fight Pass Prelims (7:30PM ET)
Jake Matthews vs. Vagner Rocha
Guto Inocente vs. Anthony Perosh
Sam Alvey vs. Dylan Andrews
Neil Seery vs. Richie Vaculik
Chris Clements vs. Vik Grujic
Daniel Kelly vs. Luke Zachrich
Marcus Brimage vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun
Frankie Saenz vs. Aljamain Sterling
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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