Hours before Saturday's UFC 213, the unthinkable happened.
Amanda Nunes, the UFC women's bantamweight champion and the A-side to the show's main event contest, was pulled from the card. The reason wasn't immediately known, but as soon as the word officially came out, battle lines were drawn.
"The doctor cleared her to fight...she said she doesn't feel good," said UFC President Dana White (h/t Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times). "It is what it is. You can't make anyone fight."
Details were still scant for fans and pundits, but longtime fans knew the direction this was going in.