Bethe Correia pulled from UFC 227, Irene Aldana won’t get replacement

The first issues have struck UFC 227. Just a few days before the card, it appears that the California State Athletic Commission has decided to pull women’s bantamweight fighter Bethe Correia from her fight with Irene Aldana. The reason? Something to do with her eye. MMA Brasil’s Matheus Costa on Twitter posted the news, with original credit to AG Fight:

The UFC has now also confirmed that the bout will not be taking place.

Correia (10-3-1, 4-3-1 UFC) has just one win in her last five fights and was taking her first bout in over a year. Aldana (8-4, 1-2 UFC) picked up her first UFC win back in January when she defeated Talita Bernardo by decision.

The bout had been scheduled for the televised Fox Sports 1 prelims, so one of the Fight Pass bouts will have to be promoted. The card will go forward with 12 fights.

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