Bruno Carioca (photo) is out of UFC 175 due to injury. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
The fight order for UFC 175, which will be held on July 5th in Las Vegas (United States), has changed. Bruno “Carioca” Santos, who would face Chris Camozzi on the preliminary card of the attraction, suffered an injury and will not be able to fight. His replacement will be Trevor Smith.
This would be Carioca's second fight in the UFC. In December last year, the fighter lost his unbeaten record in MMA when he was defeated by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night 33, in Australia. Before that, he had achieved 13 victories in his professional career.
Smith, the replacement, will have a decisive fight in his career. In his last six fights, the American suffered four defeats, the last of which was a technical knockout to Thales leites, in April, in Abu Dhabi. In the UFC, he also has one win (against Brian Houston) and one more loss (to Ed Herman). Camozzi is also not in a good moment, having lost to Ronaldo Jacare and Lorenz Larkin in his last two performances.
UFC 175, which will be held close to Independence Day in the United States, promises to be one of the biggest events of the Ultimate season. In the main fight, Chris Weidman defends the middleweight belt against Lyoto Machida, and another title will be at stake in the women's category: Ronda Rousey puts your invincibility to the test against Alexis Davis. In addition, the event will also feature the long-awaited fight between TUF Brasil 3 coaches, Wanderlei Silva e Chael Sonnen.
UPDATED AT 14PM: Despite the injury, the UFC published a new statement confirming that Bruno Carioca will be kept at the event. Thus, the Brazilian's fight against Chris Camozzi returns to the UFC 175 card. Trevor Smith, who had agreed to replace the Brazilian, was scheduled to face Tor Troeng at UFC Dublin, which will take place on July 19th.
Comments