Demetrious Johnson will have to wait a while longer to break the UFC’s all-time title defense record. News broke late Thursday that UFC 215 main event title challenger Ray Borg (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is out of his flyweight title bout with Johnson (26-2-1 MMA, 14-1-1 UFC) due to illness , a shocking revelation less than two days out from Saturday’s scheduled headliner, which takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with the main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. See how Twitter reacted to the news below. * * * * The Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg flyweight title fight has been scratched from the UFC 215 card. https://t.co/9QSvA4fCGo via @MMAjunkie — USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) September 8, 2017 Card in canada are cursed :/ — Olivier Aubin (@oliaubin) September 8, 2017 Damn
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Twitter reacts to Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg UFC 215 main event cancellation – MMA Junkie