While Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+13 card in Sacramento had (and still has) notable names and talented fighters, it wasn’t the strongest card in UFC history to begin with.

To make matters worse, the card has been decimated with injuries over the past few weeks. According to Tapology’s Steven Kelliher, the card has built up a 46 percent cancellation rate.

First, Cynthia Calvillo pulled out of her strawweight bout against Livia Renata Souza and was replaced by Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising 1 winner Brianna Van Buren.

Then, John Phillips originally was scheduled to fight Karl Roberson on the card but got injured. He was replaced by newcomer Wellington Turman.

Sara McMann was the next to withdraw, following an unknown injury. As a result, Julianna Pena stepped in to take on Nicco Montano on the prelims.

Shortly thereafter, a knee injury and subsequent surgery yanked Martin Day from his bout against Benito Lopez. UFC bantamweight Vince Morales stepped in on short notice.

Gian Villante was the next to pull out. His should-have-been opponent, Mike Rodriguez, will now take on Dana White’s Contender Series veteran John Allan at 205 pounds.

Lastly, just days before UFC on ESPN+ 13 in Sacramento, Beneil Dariush injured himself in his last sparring session. No replacement was found to face Drakkar Klose, so the bout was scrapped altogether.

To recap, what the card WAS:

Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd

Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon

Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett

Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose

Karl Roberson vs. John Phillips

Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori

Mike Rodriguez vs. Gian Villante

Andre Fili vs. Sheymon Moraes

Sara McMann vs. Nicco Montano

vs. Nicco Montano Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall

Jonathan Martinez vs. Liu Pingyuan

Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livinha Renata Souza

vs. Livinha Renata Souza Martin Day vs. Benito Lopez

What the card currently IS:

Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd

Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon

Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett

Karl Roberson vs. Wellington Turman

Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori

John Allan vs. Mike Rodriguez

vs. Mike Rodriguez Andre Fili vs. Sheymon Moraes

Nicco Montano vs. Julianna Pena

Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall

Jonathan Martinez vs. Liu Pingyuan

Livinha Renata Souza vs. Brianna VanBuren

Benito Lopez vs. Vince Morales

There are still four days until the event actually happens. That’s a long time in the fight game, which means a lot could still happen in that stretch. Hopefully, fight fans are saying their prayers to the MMA gods. There’s no telling what they’ll do when they’re upset.

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