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Graves was arrested and removed from the UFC Sao Paulo. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

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UFC Fight Night São Paulo, which takes place on November 19th at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, suffered another casualty. Michael Graves, who would face the Brazilian Serginho Moraes, left the card after being arrested last weekend.

Graves, a member of the American Top Team academy and TUF 21 participant, is accused of domestic assault in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The athlete was detained on bail of US$5 (R$16 at the current rate) and, to date, remains in prison.

“The UFC is aware that Michael Graves was arrested last weekend and is charged with assault. The organization takes the situation seriously and is still in the information collection phase. Graves was removed from his fight on November 19th as a result of this legal dispute,” the UFC said in a statement.

Graves, 25, is undefeated in professional MMA, with six wins in seven fights. In his most recent fight, he drew with Bojan Velickovic at UFC 201, in July this year.

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