The injury bug struck the UFC again on Monday. Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz—who had been scheduled to defend his title in a rematch with Urijah Faber—was forced to pull out of the fight due to an ACL injury.
Cruz’ injury comes as a disappointment to everyone who wanted to see him scrap with Faber for a third time, but it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone. The UFC has been plagued by the injury bug for years, with shredded knees, strange diseases and broken bones all playing a part in derailing highly-anticipated main events.
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest UFC fights that were either canceled or postponed due to injury or illness.