Bantamweight Standout Urijah Faber has been pulled from the Rio de Janeiro card on March 21st.
After the withdrawal of his original opponent, Raphael Assuncao — who was still recovering from a broken ankle and would not be ready in time for the March event — Faber has been pulled from the card entirely and will not be given a new bout on the show.
Faber vs. Assuncao meant to put two of the best Bantamweight fighters up against one another and it was safe to say that the winner would have been in line for a title shot. It is being said with Faber being pulled from the card he will get an entirely different opponent on a different card.
The new main event and fight order for Fight Night 62 has yet to be announced but more then likely we will see Maia vs. LaFlare as the new main event.
Only time will tell. Stay tuned for more details:
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
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