Valter Walker wants a brand new opponent for this weekend’s UFC Rio after his unique opponent Mohammad Usman withdrew from the bout on Thursday, a number of folks with information of the scenario confirmed the information to MMA Preventing following a report from Laerte Viana.
It’s nonetheless unclear what pressured Usman off the cardboard and if the UFC will discover a substitute in time to face the Brazilian.
Walker (14-1) is among the hottest fighters on the cardboard off three straight heel hook finishes within the UFC, and sought historical past with one other submission of that sort in opposition to Usman.
Usman (11-4), a TUF 30 winner, aimed to maintain the momentum going after successful a call over Hamdy Abdelwahab in June, rebounding from consecutive determination defeats to Thomas Petersen and Mick Parkin in 2024.
Examine the up to date UFC Rio lineup under.
Fundamental card
- Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
- Vicente Luque vs. Joel Alvarez
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto
- Ricardo Ramos vs. Kaan Ofli
- Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell
Undercard
- Jafel Filho vs. Clayton Carpenter
- Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen
- Beatriz Mesquita vs. Irina Alekseeva
- Lucas Rocha vs. Stewart Nicoll
- Valter Walker vs. TBD
- Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
- Luan Lacerda vs. Saimon Oliveira
