Middleweight Luke Stewart (5-1) has been removed entirely from Strikeforce’s 27 June card in San Jose when the organization could not find an opponent for him.
Stewart was originally scheduled to face “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (41-17-7), but Carter withdrew due to a hand injury.
“Diesel” Joe Riggs (27-10) was then tapped to replace Carter, but he was pulled from the card Thursday by the California State Athletic Commission.
Then, Drew Fickett (34-5) agreed to replace Riggs, but was not allowed to fight due to contractual obligations to the MFC.
Fickett is already slated to fight “The Real Deal” Ryan Ford (6-0) for the MFC’s vacant welterweight title 25 July.
MFC promoter Mark Pavelich told The Fight Network that Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker “took care of it” and assured him that Fickett would not fight this weekend.
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