The upcoming UFC Vegas 87 card on Saturday has undergone a number of modifications simply days forward of the occasion.
UFC officers introduced the strikes on Tuesday with two fights cancelled and two extra fights saved with final minute substitute opponents.
Within the featherweight division, Brendon Marotte has been compelled out of his battle with Mohammad Yahya and in consequence the bout has been pulled from the cardboard.
In the meantime, Josefine Knutsson has additionally been faraway from her scheduled battle towards Julia Polastri and that matchup has been pulled from the cardboard. Polastri will now change an injured Shauna Bannon and face Stephanie Luciano on the upcoming UFC Battle Night time card headlined by Rose Namajunas towards Amanda Ribas on March 23.
On account of visa points, Joel Alvarez was faraway from his light-weight battle with Ludovit Klein and now Contender Collection veteran AJ Cunningham will change him on Saturday’s card.
As beforehand reported by MMA Combating, Benardo Sopai will step in as a substitute to face Vinicius Oliveira after Yanis Ghemmouri was faraway from the cardboard.
UFC Vegas 87 now stands at 11 fights with heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruk and Shamil Gaziev assembly within the five-round primary occasion.