Emergency Surgery Forces Bethe Correia Out Of Upcoming Bout

Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia has unfortunately been forced out of her upcoming bout with Irena Aldana at January 14, 2018’s UFC Fight Night event from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She posted on Instagram earlier today that an emergency eye operation had forced her Octagon return to be held up for a few months:

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After dropping her last bout to Holly Holm via TKO, Correia thanked Aldana for accepting the fight and expressed disappointment at not being able to show off some supposedly new skills:

In the first place I want to thank @irene.aldana for agreeing to fight with me in January. I was very excited to go to war with a Mexican woman. Unfortunately, I had an accident, had to go through an emergency surgery and my return to the most famous octagon in the world will take few more months. I was so excited to show to the world my evolution and what I learned with my experiences in Thailand and in Texas, anyway … I’ll meet you in the first semester of 2018. Injuries are a part of a fighter’s life and it prepares us for tough battles and for the overcoming of adversity, making us psychologically stronger.
I want to thank Dr. Remo Turchetti for the success of the treatment, making me fit and prepared for the next @ufc battles.

Correia will look to rebound from the surgery and a stretch where she’s dropped three out of her last five fights with one draw in early 2018.

She may be on the sidelines now, but with some time to heal and a only a few wins in the currently contender-starved women’s bantamweight division, Correia could re-establish herself in the division.