Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy rescheduled for UFC 206 in Toronto

The middleweight bout between Rashad Evans and Tim Kennedy that was pulled from UFC 205 in the midst of fight week has been added to December’s UFC 206 lineup.

UFC officials confirmed the bout to MMAjunkie following a report from MMAFighting.com.

UFC 206 takes place Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Evans (19-5-1 MMA, 14-5-1 UFC) vs. Kennedy (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is likely to join the pay-per-view main card following early prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Tim Kennedy

Evans was pulled from UFC 205 just five days prior to the event when an issue with his medicals was flagged by the New York State Athletic Commission. The exact details remain unknown, but after the announcement was made UFC President Dana White tweeted a photo of “Suga” in which he looked in phenomenal shape.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion was set to make his middleweight debut after a record-tying 19 appearances at 205 pounds. He won’t have to wait much longer for it to happen, though.

Kennedy, meanwhile, was set to return from a 777-day layoff at UFC 205. He hasn’t competed since a third-round TKO loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 178 in September 2014, and even angled to remain on the card in New York, calling for fights with Nick Diaz, Anderson Silva or Michael Bisping.

The latest UFC 206 card now includes:

• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson – for light heavyweight title
• Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis
• Valerie Letourneau vs. Viviane Pereira
• John Makdessi vs. Lando Vannata
• Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Drew Dober
• Emil Meek vs. Jordan Mein
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Jason Saggo
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Nikita Krylov
• Dooho Choi vs. Cub Swanson
• Li Jingliang vs. Chad Laprise
• Mitch Gagnon vs. Matthew Lopez
• Zach Makovsky vs. Dustin Ortiz
• Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy

For more on UFC 206, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.