D. Brandão (photo) is out of the TUF Brasil 3 Finale. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
With less than two weeks to go, the TUF Brasil 3 Finale suffered yet another casualty. Diego Brandao, which would face Brian ortega In the last fight on the event's preliminary card, he suffered an injury and was unable to participate in the fight.
The nature of the injury was not disclosed. Precisely due to the proximity of the attraction, the UFC was unable to find a new opponent for Ortega, which led to the fight being cancelled. Thus, TUF Brasil 3 Finale will feature 12 fights.
The event will take place on May 31st, at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium, in São Paulo (SP). In the final between the heavyweights of reality show, Antonio Shoe Guy face the winner between Vitor miranda e Rick Monster, while, in the medium range, Warlley alves magpie Marcio Lyoto ou Ricardo Demente. The main fight will be between Fabio Maldonado e Stipe Miocic.
Check out the full TUF Brasil 3 Finale card:
Main card:
Heavy (up to 120 kg): Fábio Maldonado x Stipe Miocic;
Medium (up to 84 kg): Warlley alves x winner Marcio Lyoto/Ricardo Demente;
Heavy (up to 120 kg): Antonio Shoe Face x winner Vitor miranda/Rick Monster;
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Demian Maia x Alexander Yakovlev;
Feathers (up to 66 kg): Ron Jason x Robbie Peralta
Preliminary card:
Light (up to 70 kg): Elias Silvério x Ernest Chavez;
Light (up to 70 kg): Rodrigo Damm x Rashid Magomedov
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Paulo thiago x Gasan Umalatov;
Feathers (up to 66 kg): Kevin Souza x Mark Eddiva;
Medium (up to 84 kg): Wagner Gomes x loser Marcio Lyoto/Ricardo Demente
Heavy (up to 120 kg): Marcos Rogério Pezão x loser Vitor miranda/Rick Monster;
Roosters (up to 61 kg): Peter Munhoz x Matt Hobar