Priscila Cachoeira was booked to make her UFC debut against Lauren Murphy at last Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale card in Las Vegas, but was forced out of the card due to visa issues.
Murphy ended up facing Barb Honchak on Dec. 1, winning via split decision, while Cachoeira’s situation is still up in the air as she applies for a work visa.
"We don’t know exactly what happened,” Cachoeira’s coach Gilliard Parana told MMA Fighting on Monday. "Maybe with the new laws with president Trump or something like that, they might be asking for more papers for someone going to the United States to work for the first time.