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Brunno Ferreira Says Roman Kopylov Has Withdrawn from UFC Bout on Aug. 24

After two impressive first-round knockout wins in January and June, Brunno Ferreira was excited to return to the Octagon against Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 24.

On Monday, however, “Hulk” was informed that his Russian opponent has withdrawn from the fight.

"Once again I received not so good news,” Ferreira said in a video on Instagram. “My fight with Roman Kopylov is off. When I say the Russians don’t want to fight me, that’s the truth. Actually that's the second [time]. [Sharabutdin Magomedov] did the same.