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UFC Vegas 123 takes a hit as fighter withdraws after passing out at CVS

UFC Vegas 123 is down a fight after the withdrawal of 20-5 middleweight Azamat Bekoev. Renato Moicano vs. Tom Nolan will headline the card in…

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Published: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 12:30 AM

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Azamat Bekoev withdrew from UFC Vegas 123 after passing out at a CVS from an anaphylactic reaction.
Bekoev was scheduled to fight middleweight opponent Andre Petroski on the October 31 card in Las Vegas.
Petroski declined a replacement fighter and will instead face Mantas Kondratavicius at UFC Vegas 124 on November 7.

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Middleweight Azamat Bekoev has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Andre Petroski at UFC Vegas 123 following a severe medical emergency. The 30-year-old fighter revealed that he suffered an anaphylactic reaction, managed to reach a CVS store for medication, and subsequently passed out inside the pharmacy before an ambulance was called to take him to the hospital.

Following Bekoev's withdrawal, Petroski declined to take a short-notice replacement opponent for the October 31 card headlined by Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan. Instead, Petroski has been rescheduled to face Mantas Kondratavicius at UFC Vegas 124 on November 7.

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