10 Talking Points Behind UFC 176's Cancellation

For only the second time in the company€™s history, the UFC was forced to cancel an event. Jose Aldo had been injured during training camp, which forced his upcoming title defense against Chad Mendes to be postponed to a later date. With no potential replacement or co-main event worthy enough to headline a pay-per-view, the UFC was forced to cancel the event. Whenever an event is cancelled, immediate concerning questions are brought out. Is the constant talk about over-saturation legitimate? How will the Los Angeles market react, if the UFC ever decides to come again? Does the UFC truly lack stars right now? All of those are credible questions that have been debated about amongst journalists, critics, and fans. I€™ll be discussing the main ten discussion points that I€™ve come across reading or talking about with others since the cancellation of UFC 176. Since the event was supposed to take place this upcoming weekend, there isn€™t a better time to fully break each talking point down. Hopefully other writers or fans will pick up on some of these points on in realizing how impactful this cancellation can be. Here are the ten main talking points from the cancellation of UFC 176.