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Amanda Ribas out of UFC Vegas 26 with COVID-19
May 8, 2021
No. 11 ranked strawweight Amanda Ribas is out of her originally scheduled bout on UFC Vegas 26 after her and her father both tested positive for COVID-19, as reported originally by MMAFighting.com.
Ribas was originally scheduled to face no. 12 ranked strawweight Angela Hill in a main card bout, but as a result of RIbas testing positive, UFC Vegas 26 is down to just nine bouts.
Ribas is currently coming off of a TKO loss that occurred earlier this year at UFC 257 to no. 6 ranked Marina Rodriguez, who is fighting in the main event of UFC Vegas 26 in a flyweight bout against “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson.
With Islam Makhachev a last-minute withdrawal from this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 41 main event with a staph infection, the hard-hitting Paul Felder has stepped in on short notice to take on Rafael dos Anjos.
This fight will be the first time the Brazilian former lightweight champion competes at 155 pounds since his 2016 loss to Tony Ferguson. For Felder, it marks a return to action after he hinted at retirement following his controversial loss to Dan Hooker. An impressive performance this weekend may cause Felder to consider sticking around to make one more run at lightweight gold now that Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired.