The UFC women’s flyweight title picture was thrown into a state of disarray following last weekend’s UFC 228 event.
Nicco Montano was slated to defend her belt against No. 1 contender Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event. The bout was called off, however, after Montano’s weight cut went awry. The now former champion was hospitalized. Per a statement from Montano’s team to Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com, the fighter had issues regarding her kidney function during the weight cut. Montano told Aaron Bronsteter of TSN that doctors said she could have gone into cardiac arrest had she continued her weight cut.