The welterweight bout between Paulo Thiago and Johny Hendricks scheduled for the March 3 UFC on Versus 3 card in Louisville, Ky. has been scrapped due to Thiago suffering an elbow injury."Extremely disappointed that Paulo Thiago pulled out of the fight vs. Johny Hendricks. It was gonna be a great fight!" Hendricks' Team Takedown management tweeted Wednesday night.
Thiago (13-3) is coming off two straight losses, but despite the setbacks, signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC last November. In his most recent fight Thiago lost a decision to Diego Sanchez in a Fight of the Night at UFC 121 last October.
Whether or not the Oklahoma State University four-time All-American stays on the Versus card, Hendricks (9-1) will next look to bounce back from the first loss of his career, a decision against Rick Story at the TUF 12 Finale in December.
The main card of UFC on Versus 3 features Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page, Alessio Sakara vs. Rafael Natal, C.B. Dollaway vs. Mark Munoz and main event Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann.
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