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Video: Awful, bloody staph infection ruins UFC Fight Pass main event (NSFW)

I hate to bring you this sort of thing right before lunch, but why must I suffer alone?

Top mixed martial arts (MMA) featherweight prospect Erick Sanchez, who trains out of Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, Calif., was bounced from next week's Combate Americas headliner as a result of his gnarly staph infection seen in the embedded video above.

Still doesn't beat this, but then again, what does?

Replacing Sanchez is 145-pound standout John Castaneda, facing off against Angel Cruz in the three-round main event at "Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate OCHO.