Tyrone Spong Withdraws from BKB3 Headliner; Still Expected to Compete at WSOF 22

An injury has forced Tyrone Spong out of the BKB3 main event. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

One of the most compelling battles of the weekend has been shelved.

Popular Dutch-based kickboxer Tyrone Spong was scheduled to meet Julian Pollard in the featured bout of the Big Knockout Boxing 3 card on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, but he sustained an injury in training earlier this week and has been forced off the card.

Filling in for Spong is Rodney Hernandez, a professional boxer from Modesto, Calif. with a 7-2-1 record. Pollard, an undefeated knockout artist who has stopped every opponent he’s faced as a pro, has agreed to the last-minute opponent change and will still fight for the BKB…