In a surprising turn of events, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has reportedly been hospitalized, and her UFC 213 main event scrap with Valentina Shevchenko is now in jeopardy according to multiple sources.
Amanda Nunes has been feeling ill this week. She's currently in the hospital. Tonight's main event is in jeopardy. No official word yet.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 8, 2017
Growing sentiment is it will be hard to pull off, but her team and UFC aren't confirming anything at this time.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 8, 2017
Romero-Whittaker would serve as the main event. Should hear an official word shortly.
advertisement – continue reading below— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 8, 2017
Stay tuned for updates as they become available.
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 7/8/2017.