Cain Injured AGAIN! Out of heavyweight fight with Werdum. Miocic Steps in.

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  1. Anthony

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cain Velasquez is out with a back injury. Stipe vs Werdum for the heavyweight championship February 6th. <a href="https://t.co/vPRJYJvOjL">pic.twitter.com/vPRJYJvOjL</a></p>&mdash; Dana White (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/691400840557400069">January 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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  2. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Cain didnt deserved an immediate rematch anyway. Im more interested in this match
     
  3. joony

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    looks like werdum's also out due to injury.
     
  4. Jeffy

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    Jesus, the HW division is absolutely horrible.
     
  5. Anthony

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    Jon Jones said he would step in to fight Miocic but only for the interim title. And if he wins, he fights werdum at UFC 200
     
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    Wow. Talk about a card-saving move. Bones making up for not agreeing to fight Chael on short notice?
     
  7. TFK

    TFK WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Fuck interim titles. Just because a fight is postponed doesn't mean they have to create a pretend title.


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  8. Anthony

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    There really is no harm to them.
     
  9. TFK

    TFK WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Except pretend titles are stupid and serve no purpose other than to bump up PPV sales by being able to call a non-title fight a title fight. An interim belt would be ridiculous in this case as neither Cain nor Werdum will be out for long.

    And in a few months it will look really stupid when they are fighting for the title while either Jones or Miocic is walking around with a make believe belt calling themselves the champ.

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  10. Jeffy

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    Its not gonna happen. Jones is all talk.
     
  11. Anthony

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    That aint gonna happen. Odds are Cain is done for. and again, who ever wins this fight, gets werdum at UFC 200
     
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    Years Ago, when Posters like You and Anthony Waxed Poetic about the Combative SANCTITY, the Sheer PURITY of MMA & UFC (As Compared to Boxing), REED WARNED Ya'll The Sport WOULD Follow Boxing's Lead, if Successful Enough...

    & Slowly but SURELY, It Has...





    REED:hammert:
     
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    Moving On....

    If Bones Jones is WILLING to Fill-In, UFC Would Be Stupid NOT to Manufacture an Interim Heavyweight Title...





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  14. Anthony

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    There have always been interim titles and i have always been for them.
     
  15. TFK

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    UFC 196 is off PPV and on Fox Sports 1.


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    As it should be. PPV would have been a rip-off.
     
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    It sucks that the fight was called off, but I'm glad Cain isn't champion anymore.

    I'm in favor of interim titles if the champion hasn't fought in over 6 months and pulls out of a fight. I'm in favor of stripping the title and giving it to the interim guy if the champion goes over a year without fighting. Cain went almost 2 years without defending his belt after the last JDS fight.
     
  18. TFK

    TFK WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Interim titles are stupid. If a champ can't defend in a year, strip him of the title.

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  19. Anthony

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    A year is too long in the ufc. As long as the interim title holder and champ fight next, I have no issues with it one bit.
     
  20. TFK

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    I guess, if made up, pretend titles are your thing.


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  21. joony

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    they should have like an intercontinental title.
     

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