This coming Saturday’s UFC Sao Paulo card has been hit by the injury bug, with the featherweight match-up between David Onama and Lucas Alexander scratched.
Onama announced the news on social media, writing that “Unfortunately due to injury, I’ve had to pull out of my upcoming fight in São Paulo. I apologize to Lucas and his team. I know my health comes first and I hope to be back in the octagon next year. Thank you all for the love and support.”
The nature of Onama’s injury has not been disclosed.
Alexander subsequently confirmed that the fight was off, noting that he was hoping to have fight news soon.
“Hey guys unfortunately my opponent got hurt and my fight was cancelled! Thank you for your support and love, you guys are the best!!! I hope to get fight news soon!!”
With David Onama vs. Lucas Alexander off the card, UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday, November 4, 2023 moves forward with the following match-ups:
- Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Don’Tale Mayes
- Caio Borralho vs. Abus Magomedov
- Rodolfo Vieira vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
- Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Victor Hugo vs. Daniel Marcos
- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
- Vitor Petrino vs. Modestas Bukauskas
- Angela Hill vs. Denise Gomes
- Eduarda Moura vs. Montserrat Ruiz
- Kauê Fernandes vs. Marc Diakiese
