The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced the cancellation of the UFC 215 headliner on Friday, issuing a statement on what led to Ray Borg’s withdrawal from the event.
The full statement is as follows:
Due to a viral illness to UFC flyweight contender Ray Borg, the main event bout against champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 215 has been canceled. Borg was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team.
UFC 215, which is now headlined by the women’s bantamweight championship between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko, will proceed as scheduled with 11 bouts at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada.