More injuries have affected next month’s UFC 163 card.
Both Clint Hester and Phil Harris have been forced to withdraw from their respective fights due to injuries suffered in training. As a result, Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (5-2), TUF Brasil’s first middleweight winner, will meet promotional newcomer Thiago “Marreta” Santos (8-1) in 185-pound action, while John Lineker (21-6) will now face Jose Maria “No Chance” Tome (33-3), another Octagon rookie, in a flyweight bout.
Harris (pictured) tweeted on Friday that he suffered a broken orbital bone, while Hester tweeted he had torn cartilage in his ribs. Both fights are expected to remain on the main card.
UFC 163, headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung for the UFC featherweight title, takes place Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Below is a look at the entire card, as it currently stands:
Pay-per-view main card:
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung — UFC featherweight title
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung — UFC featherweight title
Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida
Cezar Ferreira vs. Thiago Santos
Cezar Ferreira vs. Thiago Santos
Thales Leites vs. Tom Watson
John Lineker vs. Jose Maria Tome
FX prelims:
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh
Sheila Gaff vs. Amanda Nunes
Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes
Ian McCall vs. Iliarde Santos
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh
Sheila Gaff vs. Amanda Nunes
Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes
Ian McCall vs. Iliarde Santos
Facebook prelims:
Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya
Francimar Barroso vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
Viscardi Andrade vs. Bristol Marunde
Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya
Francimar Barroso vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
Viscardi Andrade vs. Bristol Marunde