Montano taken to hospital, women's flyweight title fight off

UFC women's flyweight champion Nicco Montano was transported to a hospital Friday morning and her title fight with Valentina Shevchenko is canceled as a result, the promotion announced.

Montano was named the UFC's inaugural women's flyweight champ after taking a unanimous decision over Roxanne Modafferi at the "Ultimate Fighter 26" Finale in December.

Shevchenko moved down from bantamweight and quickly climbed the ranks to become the No. 1 contender in the new division.

A massive -1500 betting favorite, Shevchenko spoke for weeks about her doubts that the fight would go through.

(Odds courtesy: Westgate Las Vegas Superbook)