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Rachael Ostovich, Laureano Staropoli and Rafael Fiziev out of UFC Uruguay

Taila Santos is not the only fighter to pull out of UFC Uruguay with an injury.

The UFC announced on Monday that Polyana Viana will replace Rachael Ostovich in a flyweight bout with Veronica Macedo in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Aug. 10. Also, Rodrigo Vargas will step in to replace Rafael Fiziev against Brazilian lightweight Alex da Silva, the company announced following a report by Combate.

The third change to the card is Laureano Staropoli withdrawing from a welterweight contest with Alexey Kunchenko with a broken nose, MMA Fighting confirmed following a report by Combate.