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Report: Eryk Anders To Replace Jimi Manuwa on Six Days' Notice At UFC Sao Paulo

Eryk Anders is stepping in on six days' notice to fight Thiago Santos in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night São Paulo event, per sources. Anders is replacing Jimi Manuwa. Fight will be at 205 pounds. First reported by @mmajunkie.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 17, 2018

The oft-changed headliner of UFC Fight Night 137 just got changed one more time, less than a week out from the event.

Jimi Manuwa, who was set to fight Thiago Santos on Sept. 22 in Sao Paulo, has withdrawn from the bout for unspecified reasons.