Paulo Thiago out of UFC 142 due to injury; Stanislav Nedkov out due to visa issues

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

A couple of changes are coming to the UFC 142 event in Brazil next month, as Tatame.com reports that Paulo Thiago has suffered an injury, and Stanislav Nedkov has run into issues securing a visa, taking them both out of fights on the card in Rio de Janeiro.

Thiago's injury takes him out of a bout with Mike Pyle, while Nedkov is out of his fight with Fabio Maldonado. Replacements for those fights have not yet been announced. The card, as it stands now, is below:

* Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
* Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
* Thiago Tavares vs. Sam Stout
* Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim
* Erick Silva vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
* Mike Pyle vs. TBA
* Fabio Maldonado vs. TBA
* Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio
* Iuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa
* Felipe Sertanejo vs. Antonio Carvalho
* Ednaldo Lula vs. Rob Broughton.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_11783.shtml

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