Overview

• Craig Jones announced on Instagram that Steveson pulled out with a turf toe suffered in training.
• The superfight was slated for Aug. 30–31 at Las Vegas’s Thomas & Mack Center, and organizers are now seeking a short‑notice opponent, with Wyatt Hendrickson floated publicly.
• Medical guidance typically calls for at least three weeks of rest for turf toe, raising uncertainty about Steveson competing two weeks later.
• Steveson remains listed for his pro MMA debut at LFA 217 on Sept. 12 at Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota against Braden Peterson.
• CJI 2 will proceed with its team-based Quintet-style format featuring eight squads vying for a $1 million prize and a separate $100,000 women’s bracket, as community figures debate the timing of the withdrawal.