Fucking injuries. Am I right?
Too often in recent years have we seen stellar fights fall by the wayside because a kick was misplaced or a cut was opened up or an elevator malfunctioned.
It almost doesn't seem worthwhile getting one's hopes up because seemingly every other high-profile fight is postponed or scrapped altogether.
But injuries are part of the game. They happen all the time. And they invariably follow this formula.
1 - First comes the tittle-tattle that the scheduled bout is no more.
https://twitter.com/AnaHissa/status/613422294061334528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/TalkMMA/status/732646187816394752
https://twitter.com/mikeygreig17/status/742505915291734016
https://twitter.com/andremgeorgiou/status/653990000271433728
2 - Inevitably, esteemed MMA Fighting reporter Ariel Helwani's notifications start piling up.
https://twitter.com/JP_IS_ME/status/300012283671760896
https://twitter.com/MrBrownstone666/status/312714642675863552
https://twitter.com/ATrhanaj/status/318421988748177408
https://twitter.com/mma4scotland/status/561301722505957378
3 - Of course, UFC president Dana White is going to display his typical trustworthiness by denying the claims.
https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/318545451479605249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
4 - UFC officially confirm that the rumours are true.
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/596622827865841665
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/593037003307909120
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/582907705356001280
5 - The heartfelt statement arrives from the fighter who was forced to pull out.
https://twitter.com/stipemiocicufc/status/654003054061191168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/GunniNelson/status/791016079489368064
6 - The trolling begins.
https://twitter.com/LiamVirus_/status/702119792711442432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/_Yeezus15/status/620082684178513920
https://twitter.com/_1AvadaKedavra_/status/714199594389913600
https://twitter.com/Jonnyboy_6969/status/691759154776641536
7 - Donald Cerrone gets wind.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/717492506196180992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/774474284450324480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/722582578734227457
https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/702137928852459522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
8 - Graphic pictures of the injury emerge.
https://twitter.com/RdosAnjosMMA/status/702315410008322049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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9. Rumours of a monster replacement find their way to the internet.
https://twitter.com/ironeddy_666/status/774690050764333056
https://twitter.com/KavinMendez/status/702221866316931076
https://twitter.com/LaRoccaJL/status/355712441683943425
10. Before all the excitement and anticipation comes crashing down with one word... "Scrapped!"
https://twitter.com/benjiradach/status/238809176485285888
https://twitter.com/NickUFC/status/581250467168030720
https://twitter.com/sherdogdotcom/status/793559828870205441
https://twitter.com/T_Sharp4/status/797155456712118272
https://twitter.com/BloodyElbow/status/789617289939353600
https://twitter.com/FightersOnly/status/783749356138663942
Fucking injuries.
