The UFC Sao Paulo card has undergone yet another change only a few
days before fight night.
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Esteban
Ribovics (12-1) is out of his scheduled lightweight clash
against fellow Brazilian standout Elves
Brener (15-3). Ribovics was coming off his first promotional
win against Kamuela
Kirk at UFC 290 in July after a foiled debut against Loik
Radzhabov at UFC 285 in March.
Ribovics will be replaced by fellow countryman and Dana White’s
Contender Series graduate Kaynan
Kruschewsky (15-2). “Bahia” steps up on three days’ notice for
his UFC debut, which will also be a quick turnaround after a
first-round submission win over Dylan
Mantello on Dana White’s Contender Series in September.
The news was first reported by Octagon
MMA on social media. The new booking will is
expected to take place at a 165-pound catchweight.
Brener made his UFC debut in February, picking up a split decision
win over Russian veteran Zubaira
Tukhugov. The 26-year-old was a +500 underdog going into his
sophomore UFC outing against Georgian standout Guram
Kutateladze. The Chute Box representative put on an immense
display of heart, eventually scoring a stunning third-round
technical knockout.
Prior to his victory on the Contender Series, Kruschewsky earned
three consecutive finishes under the Jungle Fight banner.
UFC Fight Night 231 takes place on Saturday at Ibirapuera
Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and will be headlined by a
heavyweight clash between Jailton
Almeida and Derrick
Lewis.