Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today announced that Carano's "medical clearance was revoked," leaving her ineligible to compete in a previously announced June 18 contest with Sarah D'Alelio (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) at "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum."
With the contest scrapped, a lightweight bout between K.J. Noons and Jorge Masvidal has been promoted to the evening's Showtime-broadcast main card.
"Following a medical examination yesterday afternoon, Gina Carano's medical clearance was revoked by her doctor, and consequently, she will not be able to fight on June 18," Coker today said on a media call promoting the event. "The timetable for Gina's return will be determined after further testing conducted this week."
Coker declined to give any details on the Carano's condition, but instead read a prepared statement from the female contender.
"I'm seriously disappointed not to be fighting June 18," Carano's statement read. "I'd like to thank Greg Jackson and Team Jackson for such an amazing camp. I hope this is only a brief setback."
Carano hasn't fought since an August 2009 TKO loss to current Strikeforce middleweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos.
Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the promotion has not yet determined if A'lelio will receive a replacement opponent, but he hopes to have more information as soon as today.
Featuring a pair of first-round contests in the Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix, "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" takes place at the Dallas' American Airlines Center.
With the change, the full lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
- Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)
- Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)
- Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson
- Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem
- Jorge Masvidal vs. K.J. Noons
- Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox
- Magno Almeida vs. Conor Heun
- Julie Kedzie vs. TBA
- Sarah D'Alelio vs. TBA
- Mike Bronzoulis vs. Todd Moore*
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