Less than two weeks out, UFC Fight Night 76 on Saturday had looked like a promising, if not outstanding, event. Potential star Joseph Duffy received a headlining slot in only his third UFC appearance against action-fighting workhorse Dustin Poirier. Stipe Miocic was to fight Ben Rothwell in a potential heavyweight top-contender matchup, and the rest of the card featured enough prospects and hometown favorites to be interesting to local and hardcore audiences.
The entire card fell apart in less than 10 days. How did this happen?
First, the co-main event went under because of an injury to Miocic 11 days prior to the card.