Fight-size MMA Update: Several Fights Changed, CM Punk, UFC 202 Trailer, Gabi Garcia, More
Your Fight-size MMA Update for August 17!
– UFC released another trailer for this Saturday’s huge UFC 202 show, which you can see above.
– Manny Gamburyan has withdrawn from his UFC Fight Night 94 bout for personal reasons, according to MMA Junkie. Alberto Corrales (6-0) will replace him, facing Alejandro Perez (17-6) on September 17.
– #12-ranked Germaine de Randamie is out of her UFC Fight Night 93 bout, as well. She’ll be replaced by Veronica Macedo (5-0) to face Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-1) on September 3.
– CES MMA has been set for September 23.
– Rizin FF has added Gabi Garcia (2-0) vs. Destanie Yarbrough (1-0), Kanako Murata (3-0) vs. Kyra Batara (5-3) and Rena Kubota (1-0) vs. Miyuu Yamamoto (0-0)
– Jiri Prochzazka (17-3-1), Amir Aliakbari (2-0), Valentine Moldavski (3-0), Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) and Karl Alberktsson (5-0) have been added to the Rizin Openweight tournament.
– The next episode of The Evolution Of Punk airs next Monday night at 9:30 PM EST on FS1.
