Samuel Sanches
The Prodigy
Brazil
Out
Injury Undisclosed
Est. Return 4/4/2026
No longer facing Musayev
Sanches (undisclosed) has dropped out of has bout against Tofiq Musayev at UFC Seattle on Mar. 28, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Sanches will continue to delay his UFC debut after bowing out of his fight against Tofiq Musayev due to undisclosed reasons. The 23-year-old Brazilian fighter will be replaced by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Seattle later this month.
Sanches will continue to delay his UFC debut after bowing out of his fight against Tofiq Musayev due to undisclosed reasons. The 23-year-old Brazilian fighter will be replaced by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Seattle later this month.
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Debut rescheduled
Sanches will now fight Tofiq Musayev at UFC Seattle on March 28, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Sanches' opponent hasn't changed, but he will now have one less week to prepare for his UFC debut against Musayev, who lost his own debut back in June.
Sanches' opponent hasn't changed, but he will now have one less week to prepare for his UFC debut against Musayev, who lost his own debut back in June.
Ready for UFC debut
Sanches will square off against Tofiq Musayev at UFC Las Vegas on April 4, Nolan King of MMA Junkie reports.
ANALYSIS
Sanches is in line for his UFC debut after earning a contract for his performance at Dana White's Contender Series against Chasen Blair in September of 2025. He'll face a hungry fighter in Musayev, who is also in search of his first UFC victory after dropping his first fight with the promotion June 21 against Myktybek Orolbai.
Sanches is in line for his UFC debut after earning a contract for his performance at Dana White's Contender Series against Chasen Blair in September of 2025. He'll face a hungry fighter in Musayev, who is also in search of his first UFC victory after dropping his first fight with the promotion June 21 against Myktybek Orolbai.
Earns contract as underdog
Sanches defeated Chasen Blair by KO (strikes) at 2:01 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
Sanches actually entered this fight as a slight betting underdog and found himself in trouble early, giving up his back to Blair. Sanches was eventually able to shake his opponent and get back to the feet, where he backed Blair down against the fence with a barrage of strikes to the head and body, eventually putting Blair's lights out with a three-punch combo. Sanches, a training partner of Jailton Almeida, now enters a deep lightweight division at just 22 years old. Considering he didn't absorb a single strike in this contest, he could be ready to debut in short order.
Sanches actually entered this fight as a slight betting underdog and found himself in trouble early, giving up his back to Blair. Sanches was eventually able to shake his opponent and get back to the feet, where he backed Blair down against the fence with a barrage of strikes to the head and body, eventually putting Blair's lights out with a three-punch combo. Sanches, a training partner of Jailton Almeida, now enters a deep lightweight division at just 22 years old. Considering he didn't absorb a single strike in this contest, he could be ready to debut in short order.