In case you didn’t know…
Having initially turned down a contract with the UFC a few years ago, English MMA fighter Jimi Manuwa signed with the UFC in July of 2012 before making his Octagon debut against Kyle Kingsbury at UFC on Fuel TV 5 and eventually winning his first Octagon fight via TKO due to doctor stoppage.
Currently coming off two back-to-back losses in the hands of Volkan Oezdemir and Jan Blachowicz, Manuwa was initially scheduled to face veteran Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 137, but plans were subsequently changed after the latter had suffered an injury and was replaced by Thiago Santos.
The heart of the matter
Just six days prior to the next big UFC event in Brazil (UFC Fight Night: 137), English fighter Jimi Manuwa is now out of his slated main event against Thiago Santos due to a serious injury which the 38-year-old suffered almost immediately after landing in Brazil.
However, as a late replacement for Manuwa, it has now been reported by MMAJunkie that former LFA Middleweight Champion Eryk Anders will be stepping in on short notice for Manuwa in the UFC Fight Night: 137 headliner.
Below is the updated card for UFC Fight Night: 137
MAIN CARD
Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. Eryk AndersAlex Oliveira vs. Carlo PedersoliSam Alvey vs. Antonio Rogerio NogueiraRenan Barao vs. Andre EwellRanda Markos vs. Marina Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD
Christos Giagos vs. Charles OliveiraEvan Dunham vs. Francisco TrinaldoLuis Henrique vs. Ryan SpannAugusto Sakai vs. Chase Sherman
PRELIMINARY CARD
Sergio Moraes vs. Ben SaundersMarya Bueno Silva vs. Gillian RobertsonThales Leites vs. Hector LombardElizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Luigi VendraminiAlex Chambers vs. Livia Renata Souza
What’s next?
UFC Fight Night: 137 will be taking place at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paolo, Brazil on the 22nd of September, 2018.
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