Another fighter has been forced to pull out of their scheduled bout.
Raulian Paiva was originally slated to square off against Amire Albazi at the UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 31; however, the flyweight has been pulled from the upcoming bout due to suffering an ACL injury in his right knee. The injury report comes from Combate, with MMA Fighting confirming Paiva’s withdrawal from the flyweight bout.
Paiva will need surgery and the expected recovery time is reportedly four-to-six months. At the moment, there’s no word on whether Albazi will remain on the fight night card, though officials are reportedly seeking out a replacement for the flyweight.
Paiva was hoping to extend his winning streak as the flyweight is coming off impressive wins over Mark De La Rosa (via KO at UFC Fight Night 167) and Zhalgas Zhumagulov (via unanimous decision at UFC 251). Should Albazi remain on the card, then the fighter is also coming in with a solid winning streak following his submission victories over Ryan Curtis (via submission at Brave CF 29) and Malcolm Gordon (via submission at UFC Fight Night 172).