{"id":1203,"date":"2017-07-19T10:32:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T10:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2017-07-19T10:32:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T10:32:49","slug":"nunes-vs-shevchenko-title-match-rebooked-for-ufc-215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/nunes-vs-shevchenko-title-match-rebooked-for-ufc-215","title":{"rendered":"Nunes vs. Shevchenko Title Match Rebooked For UFC 215"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"UFC 215<\/a> comes to Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada on September 9 and will feature Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko<\/strong> for the women\u2019s bantamweight title. Combate reported that the fight was booked for UFC 215 but did not confirm if it would be the Main Event or the Co-Main event.<\/p>\n

The two were expected to fight at UFC 213<\/a> but Nunes pulled out of the fight with less than 24 hours notice after she complained of health issues, even though she had medical clearance to fight. <\/p>\n

UFC President Dana White<\/strong> was not impressed and promised that he would not let Nunes be the Main Event again.<\/p>\n

Since then Nunes has tried to clear the air by stating that she was suffering from sinusitis and her head felt heavy. She did not want to fight and get punched in the head and thought it was in her best interests to back out. Shevchenko wasn\u2019t very happy with the last minute withdrawal and did not buy into the sinusitis excuse.<\/p>\n

Nunes has fought Shevchenko before in the UFC in a 3 round bout which was a close fight and went to the judges. Nunes won on points but those who watched that fight believed had it been a 5 round fight, Shevchenko would have won as Nunes was gassing out.<\/p>\n