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Glover Teixeira Pulled From UFC Sao Paulo Main Event

The UFC needs for a replacement fighter for this headliner.

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Glover Teixeira pulled out of his next fight that was supposed to take place at the upcoming UFC Sao Paulo event, which would’ve been the main event.

Background

It was originally announced that the former title contender would fight Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight showdown at the UFC Hamburg (UFC Fight Night 134) event. However, Latifi had to pull out of the fight with an injury.

Then it was revealed that Corey Anderson, who had been asking for the fight through the power of social media, would fight Teixeira at the show. This saw Anderson score a unanimous decision win.

Teixeira (27-7) scored a KO victory over Misha Cirkunov in his bout prior to UFC Hamburg. This comes off him suffering a KO loss to contender Alexander Gustafsson. He’s 2-3 in his past five fights overall.

Glover Teixeira Pulled

The former UFC light heavyweight title contender had to pull out of his scheduled bout against Jimi Manuwa at the UFC Sao Paulo event due to injury. This is according to MMAJunkie.

Now, UFC officials are looking for a replacement to fight Manuwa at this upcoming event. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on what the injury is but it was noted that he had been dealing with shoulder problems for the past few months.

UFC Fight Night 137 (also known as UFC Sao Paulo) is set to take place on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card:

Jimi Manuwa vs. TBA
Sam Alvey vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Tonya Evinger vs. Ketlen Vieira
Neil Magny vs. Alex Oliveira
Sergio Moraes vs. Ben Saunders
Belal Muhammad vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard
Evan Dunham vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Alex Chambers vs. Livia Renata Souza
Mark Godbeer vs. Luis Henrique
Renan Barao vs. Andre Ewell
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Elias Theodorou

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Glover Teixeira Reportedly Out of UFC Sao Paulo Due to Injury

Another one bites the dust and this time it’s Glover Teixeira. Teixeira was hoping to get back on track after his bout against Corey Anderson. Teixeira took on “Overtime” last month at UFC Hamburg. The former UFC title challenger lost…

Another one bites the dust and this time it’s Glover Teixeira. Teixeira was hoping to get back on track after his bout against Corey Anderson. Teixeira took on “Overtime” last month at UFC Hamburg. The former UFC title challenger lost the bout pretty decisively via unanimous decision. Teixeira will now have to wait a little […]

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Renan Barao Returns At UFC Sao Paulo

Renan Barao is ready for his next fight.

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has his next fight lined up as it’s being reported by Combate’s Raphael Marinho that the Brazilian is slated to step inside of the Octagon under the UFC banner to take on promotional newcomer Andre Ewell at the upcoming UFC Sao Paulo event.

Barao is in a tough place in his pro-MMA career where it all started when he lost the bantamweight title to current champion TJ Dillashaw in 2014 and since then, it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride for him as he is 2-4 in his last six bouts and is coming off a decision loss to Brian Kelleher in February and before that, lost a decision to Aljamain Sterling, which was a catchweight bout at 140 pounds due to the recommendation of the California State Athletic Commission.

On the flip side, Ewell enters this fight on a four fight winning streak with two submissions and two knockout wins as his last loss came back in November of 2017.

UFC Sao Paulo (also known as Fight Night 137) is set to take place on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

The Las Vegas-based promotion will be announcing more bouts in the coming weeks but in the mean time, here is how the current card looks like:

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Sam Alvey
Ketlen Vieira vs. Tonya Evinger
Neil Magny vs. Alex Oliveira
Ben Saunders vs. Sergio Moraes
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Belal Muhammad
Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Evan Dunham
Livia Renata Souza vs. Alex Chambers
Luis Henrique vs. Mark Godbeer
Renan Barao vs. Andre Ewell

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Report: Renan Barao vs Andre Ewell Set For UFC Sao Paulo

It looks like former bantamweight king Renan Barao has his next foe lined up. Renan Barao vs Andre Ewell Set Barao will go one-on-one with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) newcomer Andre Ewell. The bout is set to take place inside the Ibirapuera Gy…

It looks like former bantamweight king Renan Barao has his next foe lined up. Renan Barao vs Andre Ewell Set Barao will go one-on-one with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) newcomer Andre Ewell. The bout is set to take place inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil for UFC Sao Paulo on Sept. 22. Combate.com reported […]

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Antonio Carlos Junior and Elias Theodorou Reported for UFC São Paulo

A middleweight bout has been verbally agreed to for UFC São Paulo between Antonio Carlos Junior takes on Elias Theodorou. MMA News’s Damon Martin confirmed an initial report by Combate. Antonio Carlos Junior’s first choice for his next opponent w…

A middleweight bout has been verbally agreed to for UFC São Paulo between Antonio Carlos Junior takes on Elias Theodorou. MMA News’s Damon Martin confirmed an initial report by Combate. Antonio Carlos Junior’s first choice for his next opponent was Paulo Costa after feeling slighted by the UFC rankings system, as Costa is now placed […]

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Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard Added to UFC São Paulo

UFC Fight Night 137 will see another Brazil native perform in front of his country with former middleweight title challenger Thales Leites going one on one with fellow UFC veteran Hector Lombard, according to multiple sources. 36-year old Thales Leites…

UFC Fight Night 137 will see another Brazil native perform in front of his country with former middleweight title challenger Thales Leites going one on one with fellow UFC veteran Hector Lombard, according to multiple sources. 36-year old Thales Leites has shared the Octagon with the very best: gladiators the likes of Michael Bisping, Gegard […]

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