Shawne Merriman’s combat sports debut will have to wait.
Merriman, a former three-time NFL Pro Bowler linebacker, has withdrawn from his expected bare-knuckle boxing contest against Mike Bourke, which was scheduled to go down Nov. 9 in Casper, Wyoming at the inaugural World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) show. Sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
Per sources, a last-second contractual dispute was the reason for Merriman’s exit. The former NFL All-Pro hinted at that dispute on Twitter.
The truth about the fight is contracts weren’t honored period, anything else is completely false.