{"id":284459,"date":"2018-09-07T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T18:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284459"},"modified":"2018-09-07T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T18:41:39","slug":"ufc-228-main-card-gets-adjusted-after-montano-shevchenko-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-228\/ufc-228-main-card-gets-adjusted-after-montano-shevchenko-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 228 main card gets adjusted after Montano-Shevchenko cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, UFC women\u2019s flyweight champion Nicco Montano was expected to attempt her first title defense opposite Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 228 tomorrow night in Dallas. Regrettably, Montano was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nicco-montano\/report-nicco-montano-transported-to-hospital-ahead-of-ufc-228-weigh-ins-fight-in-jeopardy\/\">hospitalized<\/a>\u00a0just before<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-228\/ufc-228-weigh-in-results-tyron-woodley-hits-mark-with-towel-darren-till-weighs-in-below-limit\/\">\u00a0this morning\u2019s weigh ins<\/a>, and after a period of uncertainty and worry, it was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/valentina-shevchenko\/breaking-nicco-montano-out-of-ufc-228-co-main-event-with-valentina-shevchenko-scrapped\/\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that the champion will unfortunately not be able to fight on the card.<\/p>\n<p>With the removal of this Montano vs. Shevchenko fight from the UFC 228 bill, a main card bout between former strawweight title challengers Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz has been elevated to the UFC 228 co-main event slot.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, an undercard bantamweight bout between top-10 contenders Jimmie Rivera and John Dodson has been hoisted up to the round out the main card.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the UFC 228 lineup as it stands after the cancellation of the Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>The Main Card | 10:00 pm ET on pay-per-view<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till \u2013 <em>For the UFC welterweight title<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jessica Andrade vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz &#8211; <em>New co-main event<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Brandon Davis vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov<\/li>\n<li>John Dodson vs. Jimmie Rivera &#8211; A<em>dded to the main card<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Niko Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Prelims | 8:00 pm ET on Fox Sports 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carla Esparza vs. Tatiana Suarez<\/li>\n<li>Cody Stamann vs. Aljamain Sterling<\/li>\n<li>Frank Camacho vs. Geoff Neal<\/li>\n<li>Charles Byrd vs. Darren Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Early Prelims | 6:15 pm ET on UFC Fight Pass<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diego Sanchez vs. Craig White<\/li>\n<li>Jim Miller vs. Alex White<\/li>\n<li>Irene Aldana vs. Lucie Pudilova<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Benoit vs. Roberto Sanchez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which fight on the UFC 228 bill are you most excited for?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/7\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, UFC women\u2019s flyweight champion Nicco Montano was expected to attempt her first title defense opposite Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 228 tomorrow night in Dallas. 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