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Michelle Waterson injured, fight with Amanda Ribas pushed back

According to MMA Fighting Amanda Ribas and Michelle Waterson’s strawweight contest at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus is off. That outlet reports that Waterson has suffered an undisclosed injury meaning she will not facing the Brazilian on March 26.

MMA Fighting further reports that the UFC have decided against finding a new opponent for Ribas. Instead, the fight is being moved to UFC 274—scheduled for May 7.

Waterson and Ribas are ranked eighth and ninth respectively in the UFC strawweight rankings.

Ribas is 11-2 in her career and is coming off a unanimous decision win over former Invicta champion Virna Jandiroba.