The following is an excerpt from a breaking exclusive article over at MMAWeekly.com:
Mark Kerr and Edwin Dewees, both scheduled to fight on the main card of tonight's Global Fighting Championships' event in Connecticut, were removed from the card by the Mohegan Sun Athletic Commission.
Kerr, according to manager Ken Pavia, passed all of his physicals leading up to the fight and had been training diligently to face Sean O’Haire. During the routine pre-fight physical at the weigh-ins yesterday, results indicated that his blood pressure was elevated.
Pavia said that Kerr’s team requested that his blood pressure be re-measured with digital equipment, but that their request was denied and Kerr will not be allowed to fight tonight.
Dewees’ blood pressure also measured high at the weigh-ins due to severe dehydration following a failed attempt to make weight, according to Pavia, who also manages Dewees.
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