{"id":285242,"date":"2018-09-18T06:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=285242"},"modified":"2018-09-18T06:21:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:21:03","slug":"ufc-sao-paulo-takes-yet-another-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-sao-paulo\/ufc-sao-paulo-takes-yet-another-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Sao Paulo takes yet another hit, as Belal Muhammad withdraws with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC&#8217;s return to Sao Paulo, which goes down on Saturday, September 22, has been absolutely decimated by fight cancellations. The latest blow to this UFC Sao Paulo card occurred when welterweight fighter\u00a0Belal Muhammad was forced out of his fight with\u00a0Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. This news comes was first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/belal-muhammad-se-lesiona-e-elizeu-capoeira-tem-novo-adversario-no-ufc-sp.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Per Combate&#8217;s report, Muhammad, who sustained an undisclosed injury, will be replaced by promotion newcomer\u00a0Luigi Vendramini, who steps in on mere days&#8217; notice. The 22 year-old-Brazilian is 7-0, and will have his hands full against the streaking finisher dos Santos, who is 19-5 overall.<\/p>\n<p>This unfortunate news comes just hours after we learned that dangerous British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa had been forced out of the card&#8217;s main event. Manuwa was expected to battle Brazilian middleweight contender Thiago Santos, who in turn replaced former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira. Santos will now fight short-notice replacement Eryk Anders in the UFC Sao Paulo main event.<\/p>\n<p>Other losses to this seemingly cursed card include a women&#8217;s bantamweight fight between Tonya Evinger and Ketlen Vieira, which was expected to serve as the co-main event, a middleweight bout between Elias Theodorou and Antonio Carlos Junior, and a welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Alex Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the UFC Sao Paulo lineup looks like now:<\/p>\n<p>Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders<br \/>\nAlex Oliveira vs. Carlos Pedersoli Jr.<br \/>\nAntonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Sam Alvey<br \/>\nRenan Barao vs. Andre Ewell<br \/>\nRanda Markos vs.\u00a0Marina Rodriguez<br \/>\nCharles Oliveira vs. Christos Giagos<br \/>\nFrancisco Trinaldo\u00a0vs.\u00a0Evan Dunham<br \/>\nLuis Henrique vs.\u00a0Ryan Spann<br \/>\nAugusto Sakai vs. Chase Sherman<br \/>\nBen Saunders vs. Sergio Moraes<br \/>\nGillian Robertson vs. Mayra Bueno Silva<br \/>\nThales Leites vs. Hector Lombard<br \/>\nElizeu Zaleski dos Santos\u00a0vs.\u00a0Luigi Vendramini<br \/>\nLivia Renata Souza\u00a0vs.\u00a0Alex Chambers<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the UFC Sao Paulo card after all of these injuries and fight cancellations? Will you be watching on Saturday or has the card lost its luster for you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/18\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC&#8217;s return to Sao Paulo, which goes down on Saturday, September 22, has been absolutely decimated by fight cancellations. The latest blow to this UFC Sao Paulo card occurred when welterweight fighter\u00a0Belal Muhammad was forced out of his fight with\u00a0Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. This news comes was first reported by Combate. 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