Injuries to both Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard have forced the fight off of UFC 130
by Tim Groves on May 09, 2011

Both Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard have been forced out of their main even battle at UFC 130, according to MMAFighting.com.

The news was broken earlier by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. Dana White later confirmed the news with MMAFighting.com.

The two men were set to finally finish their legendary five round battle at UFC 125 that ended in a draw. Edgar was rocked and knocked down multiple times in the first time, only to come surging back and force the draw. They had already met once before that as well, a bout that Maynard took via unanimous decision.

With the two lightweights forced off of the card, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Matt Hamill has been promoted into the main card slot. Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson is now the co-main event. 

Edgar was forced out due to broken ribs, while Maynard suffered a leg injury. The bout is still expected to take place in the future, but no date has been set. 

UFC 130 is slated for May 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Make sure to check back with us the day of the event for free, live, round-by-round coverage of UFC 130 right here at FiveKnuckles.com! Join expert analyst Mike Williams as he takes you through the entire fight card blow-by-blow and then keep it right here for all the post-fight news and notes you can handle!

 |  (33) Comments Lay'n'PrayNINJA: This really sucks. B.T.W, I beat you to the breaking news by 2 minutes in the General MMA section!!!! Woo Hoo!!! Oh and "FIRST". mike5k: I think I might just cry. That's all. Crimsonred: This really sucks.... no one's getting a title shot. Ever. IwishIwasMMA: Well, this sucks. Now Gilly can further prove he is "the best LW" while these guys are off nursing themselves. I = sad. Mtx: OK, this is awful. I was really looking forward for Frankie proving me wrong once again... mike5k: I picked against him in the Sherk fight and both Penn fights. I'm not doing it anymore. Frankie FTW. BTW, I don't know what's going on but there's more to this story than is being reported. I know this because nobody's returning my calls. If it was just what they're saying I would get a confirmation of some kind, "yeah, that's what it is." My sources won't lie to me but if there's something they can't say they won't talk to me. I hope it's not serious. mmalissa: boooo! gray's one of my new favs mike5k: Losing a main event of this magnitude, especially one with Frankie on it, is a devastating kick to my already damaged liver but now that the shock is wearing off it's still a solid card for me. It's been a while since I missed and event, UFC 93 I think was the last one. I won't miss this one either. IwishIwasMMA: 93? Wasnt that free? That was Hendo and Franklin right? illegalpoke: So it is true. Raspberries. Crimsonred: I'm a big Gray fan too. That said, I wouldn't sig bet him in this fight. I hope he wins, and I think he can, but it'll be a close fight no matter what... Gray is the only guy left at LW that I'd give a decent shot at beating Edgar. Even G-Sot, whom I have infinite respect for and I think could beat Maynard, would probably lose to Edgar. I hope these dudes heal up fast... do they wait for the rematch or do an interim fight? EverlastingSpringtime: What the F, something is up, thanks mike for your input looking forward to an update. Damn the Champions are cursed these days!! snuff: They should just do a battle royal for all the title contenders out there in LW. Guida vs Pettis ------>____________________________________________ <------ Miller vs. Sherk ---------- Pettis vs. Bendo II -----> Pettis vs. Miller <----- Miller vs. Guillard-------- Bendo vs. Siver ------> ____________________________________________ <----- Guillard vs. Roller With miller winning it all. :D mike5k: Yes, Franklin vs. Henderson was the last time I missed a card. The UFC has all the makings in the lightweight division to hold THE BEST TOURNAMENT EVER but they won't do it. Bellator uses the tournament format and Strikeforce is having the heavyweight grand prix so I don't think they'll want to look like copy cats. It's a shame.
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