BJ (photo) hasn't fought since July 2014. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The UFC decided to cancel the event it would hold in Manila, Philippines, on October 15th. The decision was made official by the organization two days after the departure of B.J. Penn of the duel he would have against Ricardo Lamas, which would be the main fight of the night.
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Penn, a former lightweight and welterweight champion, left the fight due to a rib injury. Given the impossibility of replacing the main event At the time, the UFC canceled the attraction as a whole.
The 11 fights that were scheduled for the show will be relocated to future UFC attractions. A new visit to the Philippines will be scheduled soon, although the organization's entire schedule is already closed for 2016. Furthermore, all athletes who were supposed to perform on the card will be financially compensated for the cancellation.
This is the third time in UFC history that an event has been canceled entirely following problems in its main event. In 2012, Dan Henderson was injured shortly before the fight he would have with Jon Jones and UFC 151 didn't happen. It was the same case as UFC 176, which would have José Aldo x Chad Mendes and which was canceled after the Brazilian was injured.
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