Brian Kelleher almost made it to the Octagon, but he won’t be fighting at Madison Square Garden tonight.
After failing to make weight for his UFC 230 preliminary fight against Montel Jackson, the 32-year-old is out of the bantamweight bout due to unrelated sickness. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, ‘Boom’ is allegedly suffering from a case of food poisoning that has rendered him unable to fight.
Saturday night's Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson UFC 230 fight has been canceled, multiple sources told ESPN. Kelleher is sick, sources say. He missed weight yesterday by a pound, but this is unrelated.