Paulo Borrachinha injured and out of UFC Atlantic City

P. Borrachinha (photo) is out of the fight against Hall (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

Low on the UFC Atlantic City card, an event that takes place on April 21, in the State of New Jersey (USA). The Brazilian Paulo borrachinha, which would face Uriah Hall on the main card of the show, he suffered a biceps injury and is out of action.

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“This is not such good news for my dear fans. I know you're excited to see me fight again and you were going to see me in April but we have to postpone it due to a serious biceps injury I had. Soon I will be able to show my full potential once again, probably in June. See you there friends. God bless you all”, wrote the fighter on his Instagram account.

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According to a note on the Combate channel website, Borrachinha had a partial tear in his left biceps, injured during training in Belo Horizonte. He will need to be away from activities for at least six weeks.

Borrachinha who had a meteoric rise in the UFC. He debuted at the event in March last year and had three fights and three knockout victories. In less than a year, the Brazilian already occupies 14th place in the middleweight division and dreamed of entering the top-5 in 2018. But, with his return to the Octagon postponed, his plans to get closer to the belt may have been postponed.

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With Borrachinha's departure from the fight program, the UFC Atlantic City card has four confirmed Brazilians: Edson Barboza face Kevin Lee, Luan Chagas measures forces against the Afghan Siyar Bahadurzada, Augusto Tanquinho will face Merab Dvalishvili e Thiago Marreta faces David Branch