Well, this card has taken some lumps. A few weeks ago the event, which takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB, lost Junior dos Santos versus Francis Ngannou due to a failed drug test, on the part of JDS. And with just 48 hours notice Demetrious Johnson’s flyweight title defense versus Ray Borg was also scrapped, due to illness on the part of Borg.
Fight fans in Edmonton will still get a title fight, though. Elevated into the main event spot is Amanda Nunes versus Valentina Shevchenko II for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.