Ariane Lipski gets new opponent for UFC Sao Paulo after Veronica Macedo forced to withdraw
Newcomer Isabella de Padua will step in on just a day’s notice to take on Ariane Lipski at UFC on ESPN+ 22 in Sao Paulo.
UFC on ESPN+ 22 takes place Saturday at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. The card streams on ESPN+.
According to French website La Sueur, Lipski’s (11-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) original opponent Veronica Macedo (6-3-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC), was forced to withdraw due to severe headaches. The Brazilian athletic commission did not clear her to fight. The news of de Padua (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) stepping in was first reported by MMA Fighting.
Brazil’s de Padua has won five straight fights, with her most recent win coming by second-round TKO due to a doctor’s stoppage at SFT 17 in October.
After dropping her first two UFC bouts to Joanne Calderwood and Molly McCann, Lipski will look to notch her first promotional win. De Padua will be her third different opponent for UFC Sao Paulo.
With the change, the UFC on ESPN+ 22 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Paul Craig vs. Mauricio Rua
- Jared Gordon vs. Charles Oliveira
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Andre Muniz
- Markus Perez vs. Wellington Turman
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- James Krause vs. Sergio Moraes
- Eduardo Garagorri vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Bobby Green vs. Francisco Trinaldo
- Warlley Alves vs. Randy Brown
- Renan Barao vs. Douglas de Andrade
- Isabella de Padua vs. Ariane Lipski
- Tracy Cortez vs. Vanessa Melo