UFC Sao Paulo Loses David Onama-Lucas Alexander Featherweight Bout

UFC Sao Paulo is down to 13 bouts after David Onama was forced to pull out of a proposed featherweight clash against Lucas Alexander due to injury.

Onama announced the news via social media. Alexander is not expected to remain on the UFC Fight Night 231 card.

“Unfortunately due to injury, I’ve had to pull out of my upcoming fight in Sao Paulo,” Onama wrote. “I apologize to Lucas and his team. I know my health comes first and I hope to be back next year. Thank you all for the love and support.”

Unfortunately due to injury, I’ve had to pull out of my upcoming fight in São Paulo. I apologize to Lucas and his team. I know my health comes first and I hope to be back next year. Thank you all for the love and support pic.twitter.com/jFvDbCAkel

— David A. Onama (@DavidOnama145) October 26, 2023

UFC Fight Night 231 takes place on Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. The main card airs on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.

Anchored at Factory X, Onama has been victorious in three of his last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Silent Assassin” defeated Gabriel Santos via second-round KO at UFC on ABC 5 on June 24.

Alexander, meanwhile, has split a pair of UFC bouts. In his last outing, “The Lion” outpointed Steven Peterson at UFC on ESN 43 on March 25.