UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
UFC Fight Night 62
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare (also known as UFC Fight Night 62) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on March 21, 2015 at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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In the wake of facilitating a PPV occasion at the venue and a few others at HSBC Arena, the occasion will be the first Fight Night that the UFC has facilitated in Rio de Janeiro.
The occasion was relied upon to be featured by a bantamweight rematch between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assunção. However, on February 2, Assunção was constrained out of the session as his lower leg, harmed in mid-December of 2014, was moderate to recuperate and he was not able to resume the correct preparing to plan for the battle in that time frame. The UFC likewise expelled Faber from the card and advanced a welterweight session between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare to the principle event.
Matt Wiman was relied upon to face Leonardo Santos at the occasion. However on February 11, Wiman hauled out of the session refering to a back harm and was supplanted by Tony Martin.
Josh Thomson was required to face Gilbert Burns at the occasion. However on February 26, Thomson hauled out of the battle with an undisclosed damage, while Burns is relied upon to stay on the card against Alex Oliveira.
Ben Saunders was required to face Erick Silva at the occasion. However on March 6, Saunders hauled out of the session because of an injury.[8] He was supplanted by Josh Koscheck.[9] Koscheck had beforehand battled only 21 days prior to this occasion at UFC 184, losing his battle against Jake Ellenber.
