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Report: Injury forces Ketlen Vieira out of Tonya Evinger bout at UFC Sao Paulo

Women’s bantamweight contender Ketlen Vieira won’t be performing at UFC Fight Night 137 anymore.

Forced to pull out from her bout against Tonya Evinger, the 27-year-old had an undisclosed reason to exit the card according to MMAjunkie, which was later revealed to be a knee injury that will require surgery, per MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi.

“I’m really upset. God knows how much I wanted to fight. I’ve cried a lot, but I accept God’s decisions. If he wanted this, I accept it. I just want to recover as soon as possible to be able to come to do what I love,” Vieira told MMA Fighting.