Leonardo Santos pulls out of UFC bout vs Alexander Hernandez due to ‘personal issues’

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Leonardo Santos was expected to face Alexander Hernandez on October 2.The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 2 champion Leonardo Santos had to withdraw from his upcoming fight against Alexander Hernandez. Although the Brazilian did not state what reason led him to pull out of the match, he wrote a message to his fans on his personal Instagram account to announce the news.

While Santos claimed he asked the UFC to postpone the fight for two weeks so he would not have to miss a match, it seems that the promotion was not willing to negotiate, according to his post. Now, Leonardo is not sure when he will be back in the Octagon, but hopes it may be…