A flyweight showdown between Alexa
Grasso and Viviane
Araujo scheduled for the
UFC on ESPN 41 co-main event has been removed from the
card.
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The cancellation is a result of visa issues for Grasso, and Araujuo
will not remain on the card against a replacement opponent.
ESPN Deportes first brought word of the canceled bout. Grasso
and Araujo were previously slated to meet at UFC 270 before Araujo
pullled out of the fight due to injury.
UFC on ESPN 41 takes place at Pechanga Arena on Aug. 13 in San
Diego, Calif., and is headlined by a bantamweight duel pitting
Marlon
Vera against Dominick
Cruz.
Grasso has won three straight fights since moving up to 125 pounds,
including a first-round submission triumph against Joanne Wood
in her last outing at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26.
Araujo, meanwhile, has been victorious in three of her last four
Octagon appearances. Most recently, the 35-year-old Brazilian
outpointed Andrea Lee
at UFC on ESPN 36 on May 14.