Mike Swick is injured and leaves Erick Silva without an opponent at UFC Rio

The Brazilian Erick silva he is without an opponent for his Ultimate debut. The athlete from Espírito Santo was scheduled to face Mike swick at UFC Rio, but the American suffered an injury during training and is out of action. The announcement was made on Thursday night by the show's organizers, who announced the search for a replacement.

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Erick silva has a professional record of 12 wins and one loss, he arrived in the UFC after recording a streak of five consecutive victories and winning the GP in the welterweight category of the Jungle Fight. Now, the training companion of beasts like Anderson Silva and the brothers Minotauro and Minotouro await a new opponent.

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UFC Rio is scheduled to take place on August 27th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, and features 13 Brazilians on the fight program. Check out the full event card below:

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main card:

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami;

Forrest griffin vs. Mauricio Shogun;

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Rodrigo Minotauro vs. Brendan Schaub;

Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson;

Luiz “Banha” Cané vs. Stanislav Nedkov;

Preliminary card:

Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago tavares;

David Mitchell vs. Paulo thiago;

Erick silva vs. Opponent yet to be defined;