One day after Cain Velasquez was officially removed from his rematch with UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 196, Werdum is now off the card with an injury, and now the February 6th event will air on FS1, with a main event of Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson.
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Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum injured, UFC 196 moves to FS1
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almost 7 years ago | March 3, 2016 6:00 pm
Cain Velasquez's surgery a success, scheduled to return to AKA in 2 weeks
Bloody Elbow's Michael Hutchinson reached out to Javier Mendez, head coach at AKA, to see when Velasquez will return to the gym."He is scheduled to come in mid-March to slowly work into training," Mendez said.
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about 7 years ago | January 30, 2016 2:00 pm
Stephen Thompson reacts to being promoted to main event status, PPV to FS1 switch
Michael Hutchinson talks with UFC Welterweight Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson about the crazy day that led to him main eventing with Johny Hendricks.
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about 7 years ago | January 29, 2016 2:30 pm
White: Velasquez out for roughly 4 weeks with back surgery
The UFC president confirms that Cain Velasquez will undergo back surgery with an expected recovery of four weeks.
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about 7 years ago | January 27, 2016 4:30 pm
Nate Diaz offered to save UFC 196 main event against Anthony Pettis
The former lightweight title challenger offered to fight Anthony Pettis in the main event of the scrapped UFC 196 PPV.
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about 7 years ago | January 26, 2016 5:00 pm
UFC 196 goes from PPV to FS1 with Hendricks vs. Thompson headliner
It looks like the UFC has been forced to make a major shift at UFC 196 after the cancellation of a planned heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez.
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about 7 years ago | January 26, 2016 7:00 am
Josh Barnett offers to fight Stipe Miocic for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 196
The "Warmaster" is ready to save the day and wants to jump in for the injured Fabricio Werdum.
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about 7 years ago | January 25, 2016 4:22 pm
Fabricio Werdum injured, out of UFC 196 main event vs. Stipe Miocic
One day after Cain Velasquez was officially removed from his rematch with UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 196, Werdum is now off the card with an injury.
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about 7 years ago | January 24, 2016 11:05 pm
'Disappointed' Cain Velasquez releases statement following latest injury
Read Cain Velasquez's statement on his most recent injury here.
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about 7 years ago | January 24, 2016 6:59 pm
Velasquez injured again, Werdum vs. Miocic now headlines UFC 196
With another injury to Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum will now defend his belt for the first time against Stipe Miocic at UFC 196 next month.
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