Brazilian Fábio Maldonado is out of UFC on Versus 6, an event that takes place on October 1st, in Washington, United States. The Brazilian athlete was scheduled to face the American Aaron Rosa, but a back injury took the fighter out of the fight program. The information was confirmed by the organization's Twitter on Wednesday night.
“The rumors were confirmed… Maldonado is out of UFC on Versus 6,” said the microblog.
Before the official announcement, Maldonado himself had already commented, last Saturday (10), on his Facebook page, that he was feeling a lot of pain and would try treatment with needles for recovery. “A lot of back pain, a lot. On Monday I’ll do acupuncture to see if it improves.”
With the departure of Fábio Maldonado, Aaron Rosa remains on the card and his new opponent should be announced in the coming days.
Check out the UFC on Versus 6 card below, which will only have one Brazilian in action: Rafaeelo Trator faces the veteran Yves Edwards.
Main Card
Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson – Fight valid for the bantamweight belt
Pat Barry vs. Stefan struve
Charlie Brenneman vs. Anthony Johnson
Mac Danzig Vs. Matt wiman
Preliminary Card
Yves Edwards vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Michael Johnson vs. Paul Sass
Mike Easton vs. Jeff Hougland
Aaron Rosa vs. No opponent yet
T.J. Grant vs. Shane Roller
Josh Neer vs. Keith Wisniewski
Joseph Sandoval vs. Walel Watson
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