Bethe Correia, CSAC open up on canceled UFC 227 fight

Bethe Correia was removed from the UFC 227 card, scheduled for Saturday night in Los Angeles, Calif., but who made the call to pull the plug on the fight?

The Brazilian bantamweight, who was slated to face Irene Aldana at the Staples Center, released a long statement on her social media Wednesday criticizing the California State Athletic Commission, saying that CSAC made the decision to remove her from the event because of an eye surgery she had in October 2017, months after a loss to Holly Holm.

”I was surprised by the California Athletic Commission, stating that I couldn’t fight on Saturday because of vision problems,” Correia wrote. “I came aware of my eyes issues. I went through several…