Brazilian forced to withdraw from fight and misses UFC 308

Daniel Willycat in victory in UFC Las Vegas 74 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

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O UFC 308 had a loss in its preliminary card this Wednesday (23). Brazilian Daniel 'Willycat' Santos withdrew from the card and will not be able to face the Russian Said Nurmagomedov, in a fight that would be valid for the bantamweight category (up to 61,2 kg). The information is from Ultimate itself. The reason for the fighter's departure was not given.

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The two were scheduled to face each other in the seventh fight of the preliminary card, which takes place in Abu Dhabi. After the Brazilian's injury, Said Nurmagomedov also withdrew from the card. With just two years in the world's largest MMA organization, Daniel was looking for his third consecutive victory in the Ultimate. The Russian has been fighting in the UFC since 2018, with seven wins and two losses in the event.

Check out the complete and updated UFC 308 card

Main Card – from 15pm

Featherweight belt (up to 65,7 kg): Ilia Topuria x Max Holloway

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Robert whittaker x Khamzat Shimaev

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Lerone murphy x Dan Ige

Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Magomed Ankalayev x Aleksandar rakic

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Shara Magomedov x Armen petrosyan

Preliminary Card – from 11am

Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Ibo Aslan x Rafael Cerqueira

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Geoff neal x Rafael dos Anjos

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mateusz Rebecki x Myktybek Orolbai

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Abus Magomedov x Brunno Ferreira

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Kennedy Nzechukwu x Chris Barnett

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Farid Basharat x Victor Hugo

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ismail Naurdiev x Bruno Silva

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Rinat Fakhretdinov x Carlos Leal

Promotional poster of UFC 308. Photo: Disclosure/UFC.