It looks like fans will have to wait a while longer for Gina Carano‘s MMA return.
At a media conference call on Tuesday, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated that Carano wasn’t able to get medical clearance from her doctor in time for the fight.
The proposed “Face of Women’s MMA” was expected to face Sarah D’Alelio on the main card of the June 18 Strikeforce event, which is headlined by the Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum.
“I’m disappointed not to be fighting June 18. I’d like to thank Greg Jackson, and I hope this is just a brief setback,” Carano said in a statement read by Coker.
There isn’t any news in regards to why Carano failed to get medical clearance on time, but it was confirmed that the Strikeforce lightweight tilt between K.J. Noons and Jorge Masvidal would be bumped to fill the open main card slot.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report on this developing story.
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