A broken hand has forced gritty welterweight Mike Pierce  (17-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) out of a planned May meeting in Brazil with grappling ace Demian Maia  (18-6 MMA, 12-6 UFC), who now awaits a new opponent. MMAjunkie today learned of the injury withdrawal from sources close to the event who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss such details in public. Pierce and Maia were expected to meet at UFC Fight Night 42, which takes place May 31 at Sao Paulo’s Ibirapuera Gymnasium