Cormier , who nearly finished his preparations for a challenging weight cut from heavyweight to light heavyweight , learned 10 days before the event that scheduled opponent Rashad Evans had been forced off the card with an injury .
Cormier was told a replacement would n't be found .
Cormier , who nearly finished his preparations for a challenging weight cut from heavyweight to light heavyweight , learned 10 days before the event that scheduled opponent Rashad Evans had been forced off the card with an injury , and he was told a replacement would n't be found .