Tournaments and competitions

I've done kickboxing for about 3 years and started MMA about 4 months ago. I planned on competing but I've had some bad luck getting tournaments. My first coach left the country before he got me a competition. Then I was training for a tournament in my second gym but unfortunately my dad died and I had to pull out and sort things out with my family. I was training for a Muay Thai match which was set for October but I got knocked out in sparring and my coach pulled me out of that tournament for safety reasons. I do plan on competing and I eventually will but is this a major drawback to my progress? I've sparred competitively with people who have competed and my coach does plan on putting me up for an MMA tournament before next year at least. Is this a normal situation to be in? I've been consistent with training everyday though despite the tournament being cancelled