Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans injured a knee in training and his bout at UFC 170 against unbeaten Daniel Cormier scheduled for Feb. 22 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas has been canceled.
With the event date rapidly approaching, there will be no replacement fight, and the card - headlined by the UFC women's bantamweight championship match between Ronda Rousey and Sara McMann - will continue with 10 bouts.
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta said he did not have details on the injury, but said doctors told him that Evans needed four weeks of rehabilitation. He said UFC officials are looking at potentially adding the fight to UFC 172 on April 26 in Baltimore.
Former champions Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson will bring their full arsenals, power and motivation to fight one another at UFC 161. Plus, heavyweight Roy Nelson looks for recognition with a win over Stipe Miocic.
He's wanted a fight with "Suga" Rashad Evans for quite some time, and now Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is getting his wish. He faces a highly motivated Evans who has the taste of victory in his mouth. But as Paula Sack learns, "Lil Nog" has come a long way since his last fight with Tito Oritz and is confident he can avoid both Rashad's devasting finishes while at the same time cope with the former light heavyweight champ's uncanny takedown ability. Catch this much-anticipated co-main bout at UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar, Saturday, February 2 at 10PM ET | 7PM PT, live on Pay-Per-View.
"I have great possibilities ahead of me." Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is confident that with his exceptional ground game, improved wrestling, and underrated boxing, he'll have no problem defeating Rashad Evans at UFC 156.
Rashad Evans respects Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, but sees their bout at UFC 156 as little more than a stepping stone toward his ultimate goal: getting another crack at the light heavyweight title.
