UFC 228 lost a championship fight today when women’s flyweight champ Nicco Montano was hospitalized, forcing the cancelation of her planned title defense against Valentina Shevchenko . Montano (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was sent to the hospital for precautionary reasons and ruled out of her planned defense against Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), which was set to co-headline Saturday’s pay-per-view lineup following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass from American Airlines Center in Dallas. The status of the 125-pound champ remains unknown at this time, but what is certain is that she will not be defending her belt at UFC 228. Shevchenko foreshadowed as much earlier in the week, claiming she would not believe the fight is going to happen until she was standing in the octagon.
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Twitter reacts to Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko UFC 228 title fight scratch – MMA Junkie