Change to main card at Nov. 21 Lion Fight event

Spokespersons for the Muay Thai organization Lion Fight announced a change to the main card for tonight's event at Foxwoods.

Reigning welterweight champion Fabio Pinca will not be fighting Sean Kerney in the main event due to an illness and will be replaced by Jo Nattawut.

An official announcement, along with weigh-in results and the unaired amateur card, is posted on Lion Fight's site.

Will the change affect attendance for Lion Fight's third Connecticut event? In my opinion, no; the sport isn't popular enough yet for expectations to be affected. Hopefully tonight's event will be good enough generate the word of mouth needed for combat sports fans to broaden their tastes.