Today started out with some news no one wanted: UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos is injured and out of his scheduled title defense against Conor McGregornext week at UFC 196 in Las Vegas.
Dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC), according to reports, suffered a broken foot and will be unable to compete at the March 5 event, once again leaving McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) without a fight just days prior to the event.
The MMA community was naturally devastated by the sudden turn of events. Check below to see the top Twitter reactions to dos Anjos’ injury withdrawal from UFC 196.
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