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Velasquez injured, Miocic in to fight Werdum for heavyweight title

Today on Instagram, UFC President Dana White announced that Cain Velasquez has suffered an injury and will be replaced with Stipe Miocic at UFC 196.

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January 24, 2016 · 1 min read
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Today on Instagram, UFC President Dana White announced that Cain Velasquez has suffered an injury and will be replaced with Stipe Miocic at UFC 196:

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Cain Velasquez is out with a back injury. Stipe vs Werdum for the heavyweight championship February 6th.

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Fabricio Werdum was originally scheduled to defend his title in a rematch with Velasquez whom he defeated back at UFC 188 to unify his heavyweight title.

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