By Octagon Betting Staff
MMAJunkie's John Morgan is reporting that Travis Galbraith has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with Murillo 'Ninja' Rua, at Shine Fights 3: Worlds Collide. Additionally, Morgan has named UFC veteran David Heath as Galbraith's replacement. Frankly this does little to change my opinion of the match - Ninja has looked so flaky as of late, I'd have a hard time picking him against Tony Bonello in a rematch at this point.
In the piece, Galbraith tells his version of the events leading up to his withdrawl - and given the speculation surrounding the main event, it does little to give potential pay-per-view buyers confidence about this card.
"It was kind of a compilation of a few things," Galbraith said. "First off, we were only sent the travel schedule three days prior to the fight. My manager was trying to get hold of them two weeks prior to the fight regarding my travel itinerary and didn't get a rely until three days prior. "On top of that, being in the co-main event, it was in my contract that I could have two cornermen accompany me to the fight. Also three days prior to the fight, I was told I was only allowed one guy. So we chose not to participate in the event because the contract was not being met."
