Moments after the official announcement from the promotion, Magalhaes told MMAFighting.com he won’t face “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to fight,” Magalhaes said. “I had a teeth pulled before my last fight and had an infection. After my last fight, I had another teeth pulled and it’s swollen, so I will have to undergo surgery next week to fix it. And I will probably lose bone around my teeth.”
“I will be able to fight at the end of March,” he added. “I will be 100 percent to fight Mark Munoz or anyone else the UFC wants.”
According to Magalhaes, the UFC is willing to move the Munoz fight to a later date in March.
Magalhaes (9-1) is currently riding a four-fight winning streak in the UFC, the past couple via quick knockouts over Trevor Smith and Luke Zachrich. Munoz (13-5) makes his return in 2015 after back-to-back stoppage losses to Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi.
Moments after the official announcement from the promotion, Magalhaes told MMAFighting.com he won’t face “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to fight,” Magalhaes said. “I had a teeth pulled before my last fight and had an infection. After my last fight, I had another teeth pulled and it’s swollen, so I will have to undergo surgery next week to fix it. And I will probably lose bone around my teeth.”
“I will be able to fight at the end of March,” he added. “I will be 100 percent to fight Mark Munoz or anyone else the UFC wants.”
According to Magalhaes, the UFC is willing to move the Munoz fight to a later date in March.
Magalhaes (9-1) is currently riding a four-fight winning streak in the UFC, the past couple via quick knockouts over Trevor Smith and Luke Zachrich. Munoz (13-5) makes his return in 2015 after back-to-back stoppage losses to Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi.
