Ahmad Hassanzada (12-3) is not going to battle this weekend at UFC Kansas Metropolis after being arrested on Saturday in Sacramento, California, for alleged sexual misconduct in opposition to a minor. Hassanzada was scheduled to face Evan Elder on April 26, however Elder will now face UFC newcomer Gauge Younger, the promotion introduced on Saturday.
Hassanzada, a 29-year-old fighter from Afghanistan, is being charged with a pair of felonies, together with lewd or lascivious act with a baby below the age of 14.
Hassanzada earned a UFC contract after incomes a third-round submission victory in opposition to Dylan Mantello on Dana White’s Contender Sequence this previous September however is not below contract with the promotion after the arrest.
