The United States **** system has faced technical issues recently, and that affected the UFC’s next card in the country.
The UFC Fight Night 70 card, scheduled for June 27, was moved from Sao Paulo to Hollywood, but several Brazilian fighters won’t be able to make it to Florida due to **** issues, including the four TUF Brazil 4 finalists.
The reality show finals will be moved to UFC 190, set for Aug. 1 in Rio de Janeiro. In the bantamweight division, Dileno Lopes faces the winner of Reginaldo Vieira vs. Bruno Rodrigues, while Glaico Franca meets the winner of Nazareno Malegarie vs. Fernando Bruno for the lightweight crown.
Sources close to the situation confirmed the change to MMAFighting.com following a report by Combate.
According to the report, Erick Silva vs. Rick Story was pulled from the UFC Fight Night 70, and Antonio Carlos Jr. now co-headlines the event against Eddie Gordon. Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Nikita Krylov could also be cancelled due to **** issues.
Update: UFC officially announced the changes on Friday, making Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio the new co-main event, and adding Steve Montgomery vs. Tony Sims to the lineup. Rani Yahya vs. Masanori Kanehara, originally booked for June 27, was moved to the July 15 UFC card in San Diego.
The UFC has reportedly added a pair of bouts to the Hollywood card. Coming off a big win over K.J. Noons, Alex Oliveira takes on 6-0 newcomer Joe Merritt. In the lightweight division, Leandro Silva meets Lewis Gonzalez.
The UFC Fight Night 70 card, scheduled for June 27, was moved from Sao Paulo to Hollywood, but several Brazilian fighters won’t be able to make it to Florida due to **** issues, including the four TUF Brazil 4 finalists.
The reality show finals will be moved to UFC 190, set for Aug. 1 in Rio de Janeiro. In the bantamweight division, Dileno Lopes faces the winner of Reginaldo Vieira vs. Bruno Rodrigues, while Glaico Franca meets the winner of Nazareno Malegarie vs. Fernando Bruno for the lightweight crown.
Sources close to the situation confirmed the change to MMAFighting.com following a report by Combate.
According to the report, Erick Silva vs. Rick Story was pulled from the UFC Fight Night 70, and Antonio Carlos Jr. now co-headlines the event against Eddie Gordon. Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Nikita Krylov could also be cancelled due to **** issues.
Update: UFC officially announced the changes on Friday, making Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio the new co-main event, and adding Steve Montgomery vs. Tony Sims to the lineup. Rani Yahya vs. Masanori Kanehara, originally booked for June 27, was moved to the July 15 UFC card in San Diego.
The UFC has reportedly added a pair of bouts to the Hollywood card. Coming off a big win over K.J. Noons, Alex Oliveira takes on 6-0 newcomer Joe Merritt. In the lightweight division, Leandro Silva meets Lewis Gonzalez.