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For a sport which requires its competitors to dehydrate themselves to the point of organ failure before entering a cage to punch and kick each other in the head for 15 to 25 minutes, it has always struck me as odd how willing we are to attribute injuries and other afflictions to supernatural forces. Over the weekend, however, that’s exactly how a large section of the media and fan base reacted to the news of Max Holloway’s withdrawal from the UFC 226 co-main event title defense due to concussion like symptoms.