Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez Both Injured, UFC 196 is Without a Title Fight

UFC 196 is without a main event. A scheduled title fight between heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was canceled over the weekend when Velasquez pulled out of the fight with an injury. Stipe Micoic was named Velasquez’s replacement, but now Werdum has pulled out of the fight, citing his own litany of injuries. Now with the Super Bowl weekend event just 13 days away, the UFC is left without a worthy headliner.