Charles of the Bronx e Islam makhachev faced each other in UFC 280.
Last week, the MMA community was impacted by the news of the departure of Charles of the Bronx of the card UFC 294, in which he would face Islam makhachev for the lightweight belt (up to 70,3kg), due to a cut on the eyebrow suffered in the last sparring session before leaving for Abu Dhabi, where the event takes place. With the injury suffered with only 11 days remaining, the Brazilian ended up being replaced by Alexander Volkanovsky.
Embezzlement in title fights on the eve of an event is, however, not something unheard of when it comes to the UFC. Therefore, SUPER LUTAS recalls ten times when title fights were canceled or postponed at the last minute.
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Dan Henderson vs. Jon Jones (UFC 151: 01/09/2012)
injury of Dan Henderson culminated in the cancellation of the UFC event (Photo: Disclosure)
The first case on the list is the one with the most severe consequences. Weeks before the highly anticipated UFC 151, Dan Henderson, which would face Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt (up to 93kg), he suffered a knee injury and had to leave the card. Chael Sonnen He was called in a hurry to replace 'Hendo', but Jones did not accept the change of opponent and the event ended up being canceled by Dana White.
José Aldo x Frankie Edgar (UFC 153: 13/10/2012)
José Aldo in face with Frankie Edgar before UFC 156 (Photo: UFC)
In the month following the cancellation of UFC 151, it was UFC 153's turn to suffer a severe blow. José Aldo, who would defend the featherweight title (up to 65,7kg) against Frankie Edgar at the third event in Rio de Janeiro, he suffered a motorcycle accident weeks before the fight. As a result, the 'People's Champion' was dropped from the card and the title fight with Edgar was transferred to UFC 156, around four months later, in Las Vegas.
Renan Barão x TJ Dillashaw (UFC 177: 30/08/2014)
Stared between TJ Dillashaw e Renan Barao. Photo: Disclosure
Three months after losing the belt in what at the time was considered one of the greatest 'zebras' in history against TJ Dillashaw, Renan Barao was ready to face his rival in an immediate rematch at UFC 177. On the eve of the event, however, the native of Rio Grande do Norte fell ill during the weight cut and had to leave the card. Ultimate acted quickly and selected Joe Soto, who would be in the opening fight of the event, to replace the former champion and fight for the title.
José Aldo x Conor McGregor (UFC 189: 11/07/2015)
J. Aldo (left) ended up defeated by C. McGregor (right) in their confrontation in 2015. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The incident before UFC 153 wasn't the only one involving José Aldo and title fights. The most famous of them, in fact, occurred in the preparation for the long-awaited fight against Conor McGregor, at UFC 189, when the Brazilian ended up injuring his rib in one remaining training session, just as in the case of Charles of the Bronx, 11 days to combat. With the injury of the then champion, Conor McGregor dueled with Chad Mendes for the interim title and won his first belt.
Rafael dos Anjos x Conor McGregor (UFC 196: 05/03/2016)
R. Dos Anjos (left) and C. McGregor (right) would face each other at UFC 196. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The following year, the already linear featherweight champion Conor McGregor would face another Brazilian for the lightweight belt (up to 70,3kg): Rafael dos Anjos. Once again, there were 11 days left for the fight, just as it was with Charles of the Bronx e José Aldo, the lightweight champion suffered a broken foot and had to leave the UFC 196 card. As a result, Ultimate escalated Nate diaz to face and defeat McGregor in a duel at welterweight (under 77,1kg).
Chris Weidman x Luke Rockhold (UFC 199: 04/06/2016)
Weidman and Rockhold would have a rematch at UFC 199. Photo: Reproduction
Also in 2016, the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) Chris Weidman would face Luke Rockhold in a rematch for the division belt at UFC 199, but suffered a neck injury weeks before the event. The person chosen to replace him was Michael Bisping, who defeated Rockhold, starring in one of the greatest upsets in the organization's history.
Jon Jones x Daniel Cormier (UFC 200: 09/07/2016)
Expected rematch for UFC 200 did not happen (Faebook Reproduction Daniel Cormier)
The witch was loose in 2016. Not even the historic UFC 200 escaped. The iconic edition would have as its main fight a rematch between Jon Jones e Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title (up to 93kg). With just three days remaining on the card, however, Dana White announced that 'Bones' had failed a drug test and was withdrawn from the card. Anderson Silva he replaced Jones and ended up defeated by Cormier in a non-title fight.
Amanda Nunes x Valentina Shevchenko (UFC 213: 08/07/2017)
A. Nunes defeated V. Shevchenko on two occasions. (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC)
Women's MMA has also been affected by sudden cancellations. In 2017, Amanda nunes would defend the bantamweight title (up to 61,2kg) against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 213, but fell ill during the weight cutting process and the fight had to be postponed until UFC 215, two months later.
Tony Ferguson x Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC 223: 07/04/2018)
K. Nurmagomedov (left) and T. Ferguson (right) face-off in 2018. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Protagonists of one of the biggest rivalries even though they have never faced each other in the Octagon, Khabib Nurmagomedov e Tony Ferguson There were five duels cancelled, but one of them stands out. With six days left until UFC 223, already in the fourth attempt to face each other, Tony Ferguson tripped over a cable inside a TV studio, tore ligaments in his knee and needed to be replaced by Max Holloway.
Max Holloway x Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC 223: 07/04/2018)
Holloway (left) would replace the injured Ferguson and face Khabib (right) at UFC 223. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Montage
Problem solved? None of that. Substitute for Tony Ferguson, Max Holloway he ended up having his participation in the event vetoed by the New York Athletic Commission, which deemed the process of cutting weight in a short time that the Hawaiian would go through to be dangerous. Therefore, To the fifth ended up being chosen to face Khabib Nurmagomedov, who won the duel and won the lightweight belt (under 70,3kg).
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