Patrick Cummins announces he's out of UFC Fight Night 101 with staph – and the video is gross

A staph infection has forced Patrick Cummins out of next week’s UFC Fight Night 101 event, the fighter today announced.

Cummins (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC), who was on a 3-1 run before recent knockout losses to Glover Teixeira and Atonio Rogerio Nogueira, was slated to fight fellow light heavyweight Gian Villante (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) on the event’s main card.

Cummins told MMAFighting.com he’s been on antibiotics “all week.”

UFC Fight Night 102 takes place Dec. 9 at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. The entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Cummins today tweeted news of his withdrawal, and he included a video of the infection and someone popping the wound (warning: it’s kinda gross):

Cummins told MMAFighting.com he’s been on antibiotics “all week.”

UFC officials haven’t made a formal announcement about the injury or named a replacement.

The latest UFC Fight Night 102 card now includes:

• Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
• Anthony Hamilton vs. Francis Ngannou
• Gian Villante vs. TBA
• Corey Anderson vs. Sean O’Connell
• Justine Kish vs. Ashley Yoder
• Randy Brown vs. Brian Camozzi
• Joe Gigliotti vs. Gerald Meerschaert
• Andrew Sanchez vs. Trevor Smith
• Shane Burgos vs. Tiago Trator
• Marc Diakiese vs. Frankie Perez
• Keith Berish vs. Ryan Janes
• Juliana Lima vs. TBA

For more on UFC Fight Night 102, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.