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Paige VanZant’s first fight of 2020 will have to wait.
An arm injury has forced “PVZ” forced out of her upcoming strawweight bout with Amanda Ribas (8-1) at UFC Brasilia on March 14, MMA Fighting confirmed with multiple people with knowledge of the shift and the promotion later announced. Veteran Randa Markos will step in as a replacement to fight Ribas.
The change was first reported by Combate.
VanZant’s arm has been a problem area for her since it was broken in a fight with Jessica-Rose Clark in January 2018. The 25-year-old has had three surgeries to address the injury since. Her upcoming fight with Ribas was to be the last on her current contract with the UFC.
Markos (10-7-1) competed three times in 2019, going 2-1 with a loss to Claudia Gadelha sandwiched between wins over Ashley Yoder and Angela Hill. “Quiet Storm” is one of the longest-tenured strawweights on the UFC roster, having competed for the promotion 13 times following a stint as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter.
UFC Brasilia is headlined by a lightweight bout between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira, with the main card airing on the ESPN+ streaming service.
This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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