Cuba's Hector Lombard was set to make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Nov. 17 in Newark, New Jersey. There's just one problem: he can't gain entry into the United States, the fighter told Sherdog.com.

"I'm not going to get my visa," said Lombard, who was set to fight welterweight Karo Parisyan. "I only have a Cuban passport, so I've been told it's impossible for me to migrate.

"I went to the American embassy twice and they said no to me both times."