Werdum told Hissa that he had been training with a cracked toe, which kept him from working on his kicks, but he was attemption to train through that injury. On Friday, he also strained his back. Werdum said that he got a massage and saw a doctor before attempting to spar on Monday. When he got back in the gym, he realized that he was unable to train properly for Miocic, at which point he and his team decided he would have to withdraw from the fight.
He admitted, via translation, “If Cain (remained in the) fight, I (would) fight because we have a history, and he had cancelled that fight twice previously.”