Johnson vs Borg Cancelled at UFC 215 due to Borg Illness, Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 the new main event

[JayPettryMMA]

https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/9/...hnson-vs-ray-borg-ufc-215-main-event-canceled



"According to multiple sources, Borg has been battling an illness this week and was deemed unfit to fight by UFC doctors.

The current plan is to rebook the flyweight title fight as soon as possible, but nothing has been finalized at this time.

In another strange twist, the Nunes-Shevchenko title fight was canceled just hours before UFC 213 in July due to a Nunes sinus issue, prompting UFC president Dana White to vow that he wouldn't put Nunes in the headlining act in her next fight.

UFC 215 will currently proceed with 11 fights."


UFC 215's new look:

Main Card (PPV)
WBW Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko
WW Neil Magny vs. Rafael dos Anjos
FLW Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
LHW Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro
FW Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert Melendez

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
WBW Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira
WBW Sarah Moras vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
FW Gavin Tucker vs. Rick Glenn
LW Mitch Clarke vs. Alex White

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
HW Luis Henrique vs. Arjan Bhullar
LW Kajan Johnson vs. Adriano Martins

Modified 215 Poster:

 

[Martialarts123]

"I need to be sure TJ can be professional" Now, would TJ have done this? LOL

 

[bubby]

This event just went from 150,000 buys to 150,000 buys.

 

[surgeyou1]

LMAO. Mighty Mouse ducked TJ for this.

 

[Danespina]

 

[Venom]

lol wut....

geezus christ I hope in this autumn and winter more fighters don't get sick.

I was a bit more interested in seeing Nunes vs Shevchenko anyway. *shrugs*

Can we at least have a fill in short notice opponent for Johnson.

 

[CobraCobretti]

Love it. Wasn't it one of MM's reasons to fight Ray Borg of all people that he will show up come fight night?

 

[mst-dot]

lol at the mouse... karma

 

[Kung Fu bb]

 

[Danespina]

Borg looked so healthy on all those embeddeds....

 

[VanMMA]

Well that's disappointing.

 

[Medical Marijuana Man]

 

[Significance Deficit]

Good. That's what MM gets for specifically asking for a fight with another over-matched contender who he knew can't make the fucking weight.

 

[CobraCobretti]

Well this is not terrible news for the UFC. The card won't sell any less than with MM-Borg on.

 

[brian]

Borg getting ill from trying to make weight, wtf is this crap.

The worse thing is that I'm sure there were guys who would've stepped up last minute but yet DJ probably turned them down.

 

[JayE]

lol, well now I don't need to give any attention to this card and give my full and undivided attention to the outstanding super flyweight triple-header at stub-hub.

 

[TestosterOWN]

UFC IS DYING

 

[Kryptt]

Ok will buy now.

 

[A.S. Deep]

Bad weight cut probably. Say what you want about TJ, but at least he's a professional with this kind of stuff.

 

[mirellale]

LOL

Suck it you mighty duck HAHAHA.You got what you deserve after ducking TJ