Has anyone ever had to pull out of a fight during the event?

[JakePaulMMA]

Metal pipes are 1-0 in PRIDE.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

To this day, I'm astonished that that rabbit punch that put Kimbo down. I've still never seen a good angle on it. Kimbo, while very raw, at least seemed very strong and tough. There was one backyard fight where he dropped his hands and let his large black opponent give about three free shots to the face that didn't seem to phase him at all. I understand other factors come into play as to how much effect a shot has, but that shot seemed like nothing..lol. I saw Seth almost knock out another huge guy the same way, I forget who the opponent was. I just wonder what his secret was. Impeccable timing?

Totally agree. I think it's as simple as a weak but otherwise accurate jab/straight on the button, if your opponent truly isn't expecting it, can put them out. That's why we can see absolute tanks smack their own face, hands-down, and eat shots: every fibre of their body and mind is anticipating it. But if you're backpedaling and think you're out of range, maybe wondering what you're going to do next, and suddenly your thoughts are interrupted by a stiff shot on the button, even from a guy with pink hair , there's a good chance you'll be dropped. Look at Silva eating Weidman's sloppy backhand punch: It wan't the power that dropped him, it was that it was completely unexpectd.

 

[acannxr]

Stefan Struve had suspected heart palpitations which turned out to be a panic attack, right?

I remember seeing video footage (it has since been taken down) of Struve crying and Mitrione being very positive, reassuring, and encouraging towards him after he'd learned what happened (their fight had been cancelled at UFC 175).

Another video of Mitrione speaking on it:


Struve does have a heart condition though:

On August 20, 2013, Struve was reported to have suffered from a leaking aortic valve as well as an enlarged heart, doctors found that Stefan has a bicuspid aortic valve, which means that his aortic valve only has two leaflets, instead of three. It was decided to treat his condition with medication for the next two months.[24]

 

[GaryEric]

i pulled out right before tje Gaethje and Khabib fight. Then the fight happened and my gf was like, wtf we stopped for that?