{"id":243940,"date":"2017-07-08T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T21:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243940"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:09","slug":"dana-white-amanda-nunes-cleared-to-fight-pulled-out-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/amanda-nunes\/dana-white-amanda-nunes-cleared-to-fight-pulled-out-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Amanda Nunes cleared to fight, pulled out anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday morning, fight fans were stunned to learn that UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes had reportedly been hospitalized, and was forced to withdraw from her scheduled main event scrap with Valentina Shevchenko. <\/p>\n<p>Nunes had reportedly been ill throughout the course of fight week prior to her withdrawal; however in a surprising turn of events, UFC President Dana White has now revealed that Nunes was actually cleared to fight by doctors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Told by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\">@danawhite<\/a> that &quot;the doctor cleared her to fight&#8230;she said she doesn&#39;t feel good. It is what it is. You can&#39;t make anyone fight.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimespugmire\/status\/883771507784253441\">July 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nevada commission&#39;s Bob Bennett says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amanda_Leoa\">@Amanda_Leoa<\/a> had issues &quot;beyond&quot; weakness from weight cut that led to her withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimespugmire\/status\/883788594749480961\">July 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bennett says those issues shouldn&#39;t prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amanda_Leoa\">@Amanda_Leoa<\/a> from fighting again soon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimespugmire\/status\/883788710713606145\">July 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the midst of the madness, UFC women&#8217;s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk attempted to campaign to fill-in for Nunes on just 8 hours notice. Valentina Shevchenko then accepted Jedrzejczyk&#8217;s challenge, even going as far as to upping the stakes for the fill-in fight, calling for the inaugural women&#8217;s flyweight title to be on the line.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, NAC director Bob Bennett confirmed that there was no chance of Jedrzejczyk getting clearance to fight on such short notice.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/8\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday morning, fight fans were stunned to learn that UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes had reportedly been hospitalized, and was forced to withdraw from her scheduled main event scrap with Valentina Shevchenko. 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