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Tonight’s UFC Vegas 26 event is down to a total of nine fights, this after a slated main card bout between Angela Hill and Amanda Ribas was called off.<\/p>\n

According to a report from MMAFighting’s Damon Martin<\/a>, the scheduled women’s strawweight contest was scrapped after Ribas and a member of her team tested positive for Covid.<\/p>\n

Amanda Ribas (10-2 MMA) was looking to rebound from her first promotional loss at tonight’s UFC Vegas 26 event. The Brazilian had suffered a submission loss to Marina Rodriguez in her most recent effort at UFC 257, which snapped her previous five-fight winning streak.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Angela Hill (13-9 MMA) was hoping to build off her recent unanimous decision win over Ashley Yoder. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘Overkill’, as Angie had previously suffered split-decision setbacks to Michelle Waterson and Claudia Gadelha.<\/p>\n

With that unfortunate news, UFC Vegas 26 will now proceed with a total of nine fights.<\/p>\n

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The event is headlined by a women’s flyweight fight between Michelle Waterson and Marina Rodriguez. The pair normally fight at strawweight, but due to the short-notice main event, the bout will take place at 125lbs.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 26 is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between fan favorite Donald Cerrone and Alex Morono.<\/p>\n

‘Cowboy<\/a>‘ will be looking to earn his first victory since May of 2019 at tonight’s event.<\/p>\n

Get the full UFC Vegas 26 fight card below:<\/p>\n

Main Card (8 pm ET)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s flyweight bout: Marina Rodriguez (125.5) vs. Michelle Waterson (125)
\nWelterweight bout: Donald Cerrone (170) vs. Alex Morono (170.5)
\nWelterweight bout: Neil Magny (170.5) vs. Geoff Neal (171)
\nHeavyweight bout: Maurice Greene (237) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (264.5)
\nLightweight bout: Diego Ferreira (160.5)* vs. Gregor Gillespie (156)<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 26 Prelims (6 pm ET).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Middleweight bout: Kyle Daukaus (186) vs. Phil Hawes (186)
\nFeatherweight bout: Ludovit Klein (146) vs. Mike Trizano (146)
\nMiddleweight bout:\u00a0Tafon Nchukwi (186) vs. Jun Yong Park (186)
\nWelterweight bout: Christian Aguilera (170.5) vs. Carlston Harris (170.5)<\/p>\n

Who are you picking to win tonight’s UFC Vegas 26 fights? Share your predictions in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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