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Rashad Evans Out Of UFC 206 Match-Up With Tim Kennedy

The mixed martial arts (MMA) gods have spoken, and it seems that Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy is just not meant to be. Earlier this month the pair were scheduled to clash on the massive UFC 205 pay-per-view (PPV) card in New York City, however, the New York State Athletic Commission would not grant Evans

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The mixed martial arts (MMA) gods have spoken, and it seems that Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy is just not meant to be.

Earlier this month the pair were scheduled to clash on the massive UFC 205 pay-per-view (PPV) card in New York City, however, the New York State Athletic Commission would not grant Evans a license to compete in the event.

The UFC would reschedule the bout for UFC 206 next month in Canada and all seemed to be well, but Kennedy would break the news earlier today (Monday November 21, 2016) on The MMA Hour  (courtesy of MMA Mania) that Evans again will not be allowed to compete citing brain damage as a key reason:

“They’re not (letting him fight). I’m not fighting Rashad. I found out yesterday. I think it’s brain damage. Welcome to the sport where we punch each other in the head. When you have to back-to-back athletic commissions not issuing you a license, I don’t know what that means for Rashad. It’s a slippery slope moving forward for him.”

Evans’ manager Ali Abdel-Aziz would later join Ariel Helwani on the show to shed some light on the situation, stating that there is nothing wrong with his client and he is doing just ‘fine’:

“He’s fine, guys,” Abdel-Aziz said. “Rashad is fine. There’s nothing wrong with him.”

Kennedy has yet to be given a replacement opponent, however, the Special Forces sniper is still cutting weight and is expecting to throw down come fight night in Toronto. We’ll keep you updated as the situation progresses….

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Video: UFC 206 “Crazy Fight Card” Trailer For 12/10 PPV

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On Saturday evening, UFC released their latest trailer for their next pay-per-view event, UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2.

Featured above is the “Crazy Fight Card” trailer for UFC 206, which showcases the main event be…

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On Saturday evening, UFC released their latest trailer for their next pay-per-view event, UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2.

Featured above is the “Crazy Fight Card” trailer for UFC 206, which showcases the main event between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, the co-main event between Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and Max Holloway, as well as Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Matt Brown and Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi.

UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 takes place on Saturday, December 10th from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 12/20 for live results coverage of the show.

Video: UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 “Hell Of A Rematch” Trailer

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As noted, UFC switched gears from UFC 205 to the events remaining on their 2016 calendar, as they began rolling out promotional materials to hype some of the shows coming up in the second-half of November with trailers f…

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As noted, UFC switched gears from UFC 205 to the events remaining on their 2016 calendar, as they began rolling out promotional materials to hype some of the shows coming up in the second-half of November with trailers for UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 and UFC Fight Night: Whitaker vs. Brunson. In addition to the aforementioned “Fight Night” events in Northern Ireland and Australia respectively, UFC also released the first official trailer for the next event on their pay-per-view calendar.

Featured above is the “Hell Of A Rematch” trailer for the UFC 206 pay-per-view, which takes place on Saturday, December 10th. Included in the trailer are clips promoting the top two matches, which are Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway.

UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 goes down live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and will air live on pay-per-view.

Report: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Matt Brown To Be Added To UFC 206 PPV

It looks like UFC 206 is slowly but surely becoming the unofficial “UFC 205 replacement card.”

In addition to Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy being moved to next month’s UFC pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada following a medical issue that …

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It looks like UFC 206 is slowly but surely becoming the unofficial “UFC 205 replacement card.”

In addition to Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy being moved to next month’s UFC pay-per-view event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada following a medical issue that came up during Evans’ examination with the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s replacement fight has also been booked for the show.

According to Damon Martin, and later a report by Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com, Cerrone will be joining the UFC 206 fight card with a new opponent — “The Immortal” Matt Brown.

Cerrone was scheduled to fight former TUF Champion Kelvin Gastelum tomorrow night until Gastelum badly missed weight at this morning’s official UFC 205 weigh-ins. As a result, UFC pulled the fight from tomorrow’s card in New York City, and UFC President Dana White vowed to never let Gastelum fight at 170-pounds again.

Featuring Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 2 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway, the aforementioned Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy and now Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Matt Brown fights, UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 10th from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Join us here at MMANews.com on 12/10 for live round-by-round results coverage of the UFC 206 pay-per-view.

Report: Donald Cerrone vs. Matt Brown Targeted For UFC 206

Surging welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was originally set to meet No. 5-ranked Kelvin Gastelum on the main card of this weekend’s (Nov. 12, 2016) UFC 205 from New York, but the bout was scrapped earlier this morning after Gastelum failed to make wait. Cerrone, who was visibly angry about the situation, may not have

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Surging welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was originally set to meet No. 5-ranked Kelvin Gastelum on the main card of this weekend’s (Nov. 12, 2016) UFC 205 from New York, but the bout was scrapped earlier this morning after Gastelum failed to make wait. Cerrone, who was visibly angry about the situation, may not have to wait too long to fight, however, as the promotion is targeting a bout for him at Dec. 10’s UFC 206 according to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani:

FOX Sports’ Damon Martin confirmed this statement, saying that the UFC is attempting to book “Cowboy” against No. 14-ranked Matt Brown:

Brown has hit some rough times as of late, losing three of his last four bouts including consecutive losses to Demian Maia and Jake Ellenberger. “The Immortal” is currently scheduled to fight Tarec Saffiedine at Dec. 30’s UFC 207 from Las Vegas, but apparently the UFC has greater interest in him fighting Cerrone.

“Cowboy” has won three straight since moving up to 170-pounds including finishes over Alex Oliveira, Patrick Cote and Rick Story.

UFC 207 is set to go down from Toronto, Canada with the card being headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson.

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Photos: Official Posters For UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson & UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

On Thursday afternoon, UFC released the official promotional posters for the two pay-per-view events remaining in 2016 following Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view event in New York.

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On Thursday afternoon, UFC released the official promotional posters for the two pay-per-view events remaining in 2016 following Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view event in New York.

Featured below, courtesy of the official UFC Twitter page, are the official posters for UFC 206 and UFC 207, both of which take place in December.

Scheduled for December 10th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, UFC 206 features Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 2 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway and Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy in the top three matches.

Meanwhile, UFC 207 will close out the 2016 pay-per-view calendar for the promotion, with Ronda Rousey making her long-awaited Octagon return against Amanda Nunes in the main event with the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship on the line.

The co-main event for UFC 207 will also see a Bantamweight title on the line, as Dominick Cruz will defend the men’s version of the gold against Team Alpha Male’s Cody “No Love” Garbrandt. UFC 207 is scheduled to take place on December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada.