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Rashad Evans Denied License to Compete at UFC 206; Bout vs. Tim Kennedy Canceled Again

The same medical issue that prevented Rashad Evans from competing at UFC 205 will also keep him from facing Tim Kennedy at UFC 206 next month.

The Las Vegas-based promotion recently released a statement announcing that the Ontario Athletic Commission has declined to approve Evans for a license to fight at UFC 206 in Toronto. As a result, his matchup with Kennedy has been removed from the card. Evans and Kennedy were initially slated to square off at the Las Vegas-based organization’s New York debut on Nov. 12, but the same medical issue led to the middleweight bout being scrapped then as well.