UFC 274 at Rio de Janeiro Canceled – Will Take Place at a New Venue

UFC is back in action and has already had an action-packed first pay-per-view of this year in Anaheim, California. It has some amazing events planned this year in different locations around the globe.

Earlier, it was announced that the UFC will have its first event in the United Kingdom for the first time after three years. While the UFC had also decided to have a pay-per-view in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Unfortunately, according to reports, the promotion has changed its place for the UFC 274 pay-per-view. However, the reason for the change is still unknown, and the UFC is yet to make an official announcement about the news.

Meanwhile, an MMA journalist from Brazil, Igor Melotto, posted the news of his Twitter account today. In the tweet he wrote, “Canceled: UFC 274, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, is changing locations.”

“According to Raphael Marinho, from the Combate channel, the event will be held in the United States. The reason for the change has not yet been revealed.” (Translated by Google)

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UFC 274 will take place on May 7, 2022, and will feature an amazing title fight in the main event.

UFC 274: Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka

The Brazilian-born fighter Glover Teixeira became the UFC light heavyweight champion by dethroning Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 in 2021. Interestingly, the 42-year-old became the oldest first-time UFC champion with this win.

He will now take on the UFC light heavyweight prospect Jiri Prochazka in his first-ever title defense. This intriguing light heavyweight title bout will headline the pay-per-view.

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Teixeira is currently on a six-fight undefeated streak. He has shown stunning improvements in his performances since his loss in 2018. He has finished previous five of his six opponents in the division.

However, it won’t be a walk in the park for the champion to face the Czech Republican fighter. ‘Denisa’ is one of the deadliest fighters in the sport. He has a professional record of 28-3, from which his 25 wins came via a finish.

He made his UFC debut in 2020 and won both of his fights via a knockout. The fighter has also won two ‘Performance Of The Night’ and one ‘Fight Of The Night’ bonuses so far. Hence, it is going to be an interesting contest between the light heavyweight combatants.

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