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The upcoming UFC Vegas 87 card on Saturday has undergone several changes just days ahead of the event.

UFC officials announced the moves on Tuesday with two fights cancelled and two more fights saved with last minute replacement opponents.

In the featherweight division, Brendon Marotte has been forced out of his fight with Mohammad Yahya and as a result the bout has been pulled from the card.

Meanwhile, Josefine Knutsson has also been removed from her scheduled fight against Julia Polastri and that matchup has been pulled from the card. Polastri will now replace an injured Shauna Bannon and face Stephanie Luciano on the upcoming UFC Fight Night card headlined by Rose Namajunas against Amanda Ribas on March 23.

Due to visa issues, Joel Alvarez was removed from his lightweight fight with Ludovit Klein and now Contender Series veteran AJ Cunningham will replace him on Saturday’s card.

As previously reported by MMA Fighting, Benardo Sopai will step in as a replacement to face Vinicius Oliveira after Yanis Ghemmouri was removed from the card.

UFC Vegas 87 now stands at 11 fights with heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruk and Shamil Gaziev meeting in the five-round main event.

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Things can take a dangerous turn in an instant in motorsports, and former UFC heavyweight Brandan Schaub found that out the hard way.  

The 40-year old flipped his truck in an off-road incident but was not seriously injured in the frightening rollover.  On Tuesday, he posted a video of the crash to social media.  Schaub hit is head on the drivers side window and received a concussion in the incident.  

The former fighter was violently thrown around during the wreck and was lucky to escape without serious injuries.  

“It’s all fun and games and we had some fun with it. Here’s the thing, thank God I wasn’t seriously hurt. I got a concussion, those suck, and I definitely didn’t need another one. But, it could’ve been a lot worse,” Schaub said on his YouTube channel discussing the accident.    

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Schaub appeared on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2009, coached by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.  He was Evans’ second team pick and advanced to the finals where he faced Roy Nelson.  Nelson won the TUF 10 heavyweight tournament by knocking out Schaub in the first round.

Schaub fought 10 times in the UFC after appearing on the reality series.  He went 6-5 in his five-year UFC tenure before retiring in December 2014 after a TKO loss to Travis Browne UFC 181.  

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UFC Vegas 87 might still be missing a puzzle piece.

The promotion confirmed today (Tues., Feb. 27, 2024) a handful of changes that were recently reported for the card. First, at Featherweight, Brandon Marotte’s undisclosed injury canceled his clash against Mohammad Yahya. At Strawweight, Josefine Knutsson suffered an injury ahead of her scheduled fight with Julia Polastri, leading Polastri to instead fight Stephanie Luciano at UFC Vegas 89 on March 23, 2024. Yanis Ghemmouri is also out of his Bantamweight tilt vs. Vinicius Oliveria, and in comes Benardo Sopai. Lastly, at Lightweight, Visa issues forced Joel Alvarez out of his bout against Ludovit Klein, giving AJ Cunningham the short-notice opportunity.

Missing from the batch is a Bantamweight match up between Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios.

Rosas vs. Turcios was supposed to take place at UFC Mexico this past weekend (Feb. 24, 2024). Unfortunately, Rosas fell ill before the fight, which canceled it entirely. UFC CEO, Dana White, stated in the event’s post-fight press conference that the fight was just pushed back to UFC Vegas 87. However, Turcios claimed shortly after that the fight’s rebooking was “fake news.”

Well, I guess we’ll find out before fight night.

The full UFC Vegas 87 line up can be seen below:

• 265 lbs.: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev
• 205 lbs.: Tyson Pedro vs. Vitor Petrino
• 125 lbs.: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Alex Perez
• 185 lbs.: Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett
• 135 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan
• 125 lbs.: Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
• 155 lbs.: Ludovit Klein vs. AJ Cunningham
• 135 lbs.: Javid Basharat vs. Aiemann Zahabi
• 185 lbs.: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Claudio Ribeiro
• 135 lbs.: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopai
• 155 lbs.: Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Loik Radzhabov

Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 87 fight card right here, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card balance (also on ESPN+) at 4 p.m. ET.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 87: “Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

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The full card supporting Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul on Saturday in Puerto Rico has now been revealed.

The event headlined by Serrano will give the multi-time women’s champion a chance to compete at home for the first time in nearly three years. Paul, who serves as Serrano’s promoter under his Most Valuable Promotions banner, will step into the co-main event slot for his 10th professional fight as he takes on another experienced boxer in his latest endeavor.

Serrano will clash with Nina Meinke in the main event with the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO and Ring featherweight world titles going up for grabs. The 12-round fight will feature three-minute rounds — a condition that Serrano has insisted upon with many sanctioning bodies still making women fight for two minute rounds.

In the co-main event, Paul looks for his third straight win following the only loss during his pro career in a split decision to Tommy Fury in 2023. After scoring a vicious first-round knockout over Andre August this past December, Paul returns against Ryan Bourland, who holds a 17-2 record with six knockouts on his record.

The card will also feature the pro debut for 17-year-old Javon “Wanna” Walton, who is best known for his role as Ashtray on the Emmy winning HBO series Euphoria. Long before he was an actor, Walton started training boxing under his father when he was just 4 years old and now he’s set to make his professional debut on Saturday.

Walton clashes with 32-year-old Joshua Torres in a featured bout on the main card.

Here’s the full lineup for Saturday night’s card from Puerto Rico with the event airing live on DAZN with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET

MAIN EVENT: Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke

CO-MAIN EVENT: Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland

Jonathan Gonzalez vs. Rene Santiago

Javon “Wanna” Walton vs. Joshua Torres

Krystal Rosado vs. Gloria Munguilla

PRELIMS

Christopher Diaz vs. Headley Scott

Pedro Marquez vs. Brandon Valdes

Omar Pacheco vs. Christopher Ortiz

Elijah Flores vs. Alejandro Munera

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Former undisputed welterweight title chaser, Jorge Masvidal has put fans on red-alert tonight across social media – alluding to a future rematch with former Octagon foe, Nate Diaz, travelling to the ex-UFC star’s native, Stockton – and asking locals if they can locate him.

Masvidal, a former two-time welterweight title challenger, called time on his professional mixed martial arts career last April, following a fourth consecutive loss in the form of a unanimous decision blemish against former title challenger, Gilbert Burns.

And as for Diaz, the Californian departed the Dana White-led promotion back in 2022, following a stunning rallying win over former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson – submitting his fellow Ultimate Fighter winner with a guillotine choke in an impromptu UFC 279 main event. 

Linked with a spectacular professional boxing debut against Diaz in recent months, rumblings suggested a showdown between the former foes was set for a date next month, however, at the time of publication, no official announcement has been made regarding a boxing rematch between the former and Masvidal.

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However, adding fuel to the proverbial fire on a rematch with his one-time Octagon opponent, Masvidal travelled to Diaz’s native Stockton – before questioning the owner of a shop if he could help him locate the veteran Californian.

“There’s somebody I’m looking for,” Jorge Masvidal said in a video posted on his official X account. “Maybe you know him – maybe you give him my number. Nate Diaz? You know him?” 

Fighting atop UFC 244 back in November 2019, Masvidal became the promotion’s first symbolic BMF champion, courtesy of a third round doctor’s stoppage win over former lightweight title challenger, Diaz, whom he landed a third round doctor’s stoppage TKO win over.

Who wins in a future rematch: Jorge Masvidal or Nate Diaz?

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