"We're extremely disappointed to hear that Werdum is pulling out of the fight," Miocic's manager, Greg Kalikas, told MMAFighting.com via text message. "If he's [Werdum is] healthy enough to defend against Cain, we can't understand why he's not healthy enough to fight Stipe, who would only have 12 days to prepare for him as it stands.

"A champion shouldn't pick and choose opponents. A true champion fights all comers. If he won't fight Stipe with a short camp, are we supposed to believe he'd fight Stipe coming off a full training camp? No, he wouldn't... and that's a bad look for the supposed best heavyweight on the planet. All we can hope is that Werdum 'heals' up quick and will agree to fight Stipe sooner rather than later."

Otpao i Werdum ništa od title fighta, ozljeda leđa i prsta na stopalu.