This month's UFC 130 event has lost its championship headliner.
Due to injuries sustained by both fighters, a lightweight title fight and third bout between champion Frankie Edgar (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) and Gray Maynard (10-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) has been scratched.
UFC officials today announced the change.
UFC 130 takes place May 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view, and Spike TV airs a one-hour "UFC Prelims" special beforehand.
A light-heavyweight bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (31-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Matt Hamill (10-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has been tapped the new headliner.
Additionally, a welterweight fight between Thiago Alves (18-7 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Rick Story (12-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has been promoted to the main card. That bout, which initially was slated for the "UFC Prelims" special, has been replaced by middleweights Tim Boetsch (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Kendall Grove (12-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) on the Spike TV card.
Edgar and Maynard recently fought in the headliner of UFC 125, where Edgar attempted to defend his belt and avenge the only defeat of his career. Although Maynard jumped out to an early lead with a first-round knockdown, Edgar survived and ultimately took the fight the distance. The bout ended in an anticlimactic draw and prompted officials to book the third meeting.
No reschedule date has been set for the title fight.
The loss of the title fight is a huge hit to the Memorial Day-weekend show, which often are some of the UFC's bigger events.
The latest card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
* Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
* Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
* Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve
* Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
* Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
* Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres
* Tim Boetsch vs. Kendall Grove
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Bart Palaszewski vs. Gleison Tibau
* Chris Cariaso vs. Michael McDonald
* Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo
Source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/23539/edgar-m ... -event.mma
