Njujorški mega spektakl UFC 205 ipak nije uspio dočekati ovaj vikend u jednom komadu.

Priredba je ostala bez jakog preliminarnog meča Rashad Evans (19-5-1) vs. Tim Kennedy (18-5), u kojem je Evans - nekada teškaš - trebao debitirati u srednjoj kategoriji. Upravo je on obaviješten od strane nadležne atletske komisije da ne može nastupiti na eventu.

Svi se detalji ne znaju, ali poznato je da Rashad nije prošao na liječničkom. On javnosti nije otkrio zbog čega, ali je naglasio se radi o bezazlenoj stvari i da se fanovi ne moraju brinuti. Naravno, da se njega pita, on bi nastupio jer smatra se u potpunosti spremnim.

On se sada nada da će se za njega naći mjesta na jednoj od priredbi u prosincu.

Foto: Esther Lin / MMAFighting.com

With Dana White right now, tells me Evans/Kennedy is off due to an issue with Evans's medicals. More info to come.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 8, 2016

Kennedy’s team tells me they have yet to be told officially that the fight is off, either. This is the first they’ve heard of it being off.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 8, 2016

Evans is fine. No drama happened. They’re gathering information, but it appears as though a medical issue popped up that concerned the NYAC.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 8, 2016

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