Justin Willis pulled from UFC 208: 'My body shut down during the weight cut'
UFC 208 will proceed with 11 bouts, with Phillipe Nover vs. Rick Glenn serving as the new featured Fight Pass prelim. Willis accepted the fight on short notice in place of Luis Henrique, whom the NYSAC removed from the event due to his eye surgery. MMA Fighting confirmed on Friday that heavyweight Justin Willis, who was slated to face Marcin Tybura on the Fight Pass preliminary card, was deemed by the UFC as medically unfit to compete. The official UFC 208 weigh-ins are already complete, and while 23 of the 24 fighters made weight, the one fighter who didn't make the mark has been pulled from the event altogether. Willis has since written this statement on Facebook explaining what happened, and why he's no longer on the card.Before a knockout loss to Michael Johnson last September, Poirier was riding a four-fight win streak since moving to lightweight. At age 32, Miller will compete for the 38th time in his career when he faces Dustin Poirier at UFC 208 on Saturday at Barclays Center. Jim Miller lives up to every expectation one would have of a professional fighter. advertisement | advertise on newsdayBut Miller personifies being a fighter, and that mentality helped him get through the pain. "I'm confident that anything that he's gonna throw at me I've seen," Miller said.
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