R. Vieira (left) and W. Turman (right) would face each other in the UFC 270, in January (Photo: Montage/Super Fights)
First numbered event of the year, the UFC 270 suffered a severe blow the day before, losing two Brazilian representatives at once. For medical reasons, Rudolph Vieira had to leave the card and the duel against his compatriot Wellington Turman, which would be valid for average weight (up to 83,9 kg) was cancelled. The information was initially released by “ESPN Deportes”.
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With the last-minute departure of the Brazilian duel, which would open the main card of the event, the fight between Trevin giles and Michael Morales, also in the middleweight division, was promoted from the preliminary card to the main card.
Multi-time jiu-jitsu champion, Rudolph Vieira recovered from the surprising submission defeat to anthony hernandez by defeating Dustin Stoltzfus, also finalized, in July last year. The “Black Belt Hunter” has three wins and one loss in Ultimate, all of them ending in submissions.
On the other side, Wellington Turman he was also looking for his second consecutive victory in the organization. The Paraná native recovered from two consecutive defeats by defeating the veteran Sam alvey in a split decision in August 2021.
The tendency is for the UFC to reschedule the duel between the Brazilians as soon as Rudolph Vieira is ready to fight.
Without Rudolph Vieira e Wellington Turman: UFC 270 takes place this Saturday (22), and features two title fights. In the main fight, Francis Ngannou e Cyryl Gane they duel for the unification of the heavyweight belts (up to 120,2 kg). In the co-main, Brandon Moreno defends the flyweight title (up to 56,7 kg) in a trilogy with the former champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
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