Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Unable to secure a replacement opponent in time for next week’s UFC Fight Night 97 headliner, UFC officials have elected to scrap the event. The promotion today announced that following UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn’s decision to withdraw from a planned contest with Ricardo Lamas, it has elected to call off the entire card. MMAjunkie confirmed with a UFC official that the remaining 19 fighters on the card all will be awarded their contracted show money despite not competing. A UFC statement said the fighters on the card will be rebooked for future events, though it’s not certain if the original matchups will remain intact
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