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Maryna Moroz out of UFC 241 fight with Poliana Botelho

Poliana Botelho will need a new opponent if she hopes to stay on the UFC 241 card.

An injury has forced Maryna Moroz out of her upcoming flyweight bout with Botelho scheduled for Aug. 17 in Anaheim, California, according to a statement from Moroz’s manager Alex Davis.

”In Maryna’s name, we want to apologize to Polyana for Maryna having dropped out of the fight,” Davis told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz. “Maryna took a kick in her elbow, which inflamed her ulna nerve. She is still in a lot of pain and still cannot use her arm.