Viviane Araujo will have a change in opponent and venue after Casey O’Neill withdrew from UFC 293.
Araujo (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) was scheduled to meet O’Neill (9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) on Sept. 9 in Sydney, but the bout was scrapped after O’Neill was forced out due to undisclosed reasons. Araujo now meets Jennifer Maia (21-9-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 14 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people of knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie of change on Tuesday after an initial report by Sherdog.
Araujo will look to rebound after coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in her career. The 36-year-old dropped two straight unanimous decisions to current flyweight champion Alexa Grasso, and most recently Amanda Ribas at UFC 285.
Maia has split her past four octagon appearances. She is coming off two straight wins over Maryna Moroz and O’Neill, where she handed the Aussie fighter her first-career loss at UFC 286 in March.
The latest lineup for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 14 now includes:
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
- Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
- Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
- David Dvorak vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
With Casey O’Neill out of UFC 293, Viviane Araujo will now face Jennifer Maia on Oct. 14
