On today's conference call for the new UFC insurance policy, UFC President formally announced both UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard were out of their scheduled UFC 130 main event title fight due to injury. White stated both incidents happened within the last two days, but that neither were serious.
Frankie Edgar Vs. Gray Maynard 3 Possible For August Or September 2011
He said both fighters were likely to be out only 6 to 8 weeks, so a return to the Octagon in late summer would not be out of the question. “Maybe we can do this fight in August or September,” White stated.
White also noted that the Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Matt Hamill light heavyweight contest would now serve as the main event for UFC 130. Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson is the co-main event. White stated the promotion had not contacted either Mir or Nelson to inform them of their bout's new status.
Mike Chiappetta on MMA Fighting further stated on Twitter today that "If Gray would have stayed on UFC 130, Showtime Pettis would've been moved to fight him & Ben Henderson would've fought Clay Guida."
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