An arm injury has forced “PVZ” forced out of her upcoming strawweight bout with Amanda Ribas (8-1) at UFC Brasilia on March 14, MMA Fighting confirmed with multiple people with knowledge of the shift and the promotion later announced. Veteran Randa Markos will step in as a replacement to fight Ribas.
VanZant’s arm has been a problem area for her since it was broken in a fight with Jessica-Rose Clark in January 2018. The 25-year-old has had three surgeries to address the injury since. Her upcoming fight with Ribas was to be the last on her current contract with the UFC.