First, the challenger Cain Valasquez pulled out of the UFC 196 main event with an injury, he was replaced by Stipe Miocic, and now the champion Fabricio Werdum has announced he is injured as well.
“I was already injured,” Werdum told Brazilian journalists on Monday. “I have a foot injury, and haven’t been able to throw kicks in training for two weeks. I would still fight Cain because I was injured the last time, but I also hurt my back last Friday. I went to the doctor, tried to continue training, but couldn’t spar as I should spar.
“I decided not to fight because I’m not 100 percent,” he continued. “If Cain was the opponent, I would go on. It’s not his fault, it’s nobody’s fault. Injuries happen. You can’t avoid them. I have no option. I made this decision because I’m not feeling 100 percent.”
The UFC has canceled entire PPV events before due to injuries in the main event and it seems as though UFC 196 could be headed down that same path.
Maybe Dana puts Sage Northcutt in as the headliner and saves the day?Just kidding… Kind of.
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