We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. It’s sure to be a long and arduous road to recovery for Weidman, and we wish him well. Rarely, however, in the near 30-year existence of the UFC has an injury as sickening as the one suffered by Weidman on Saturday night taken place inside the Octagon. He said he expected to be discharged Tuesday and would fly home to Long Island on a private jet provided by UFC president Dana White. Weidman has seemed upbeat in the videos he’s shared from a Jacksonville hospital. You can see that in the before-and-after X-rays that Weidman shared on Tuesday ( via Twitter):įew X-rays pre-surgery and post-surgery /7zLrBH4jZt My fibula was broken, as well, but I guess when they put the tibia back together and my leg was straight, the fibula kind of matched back up to where it was broken, and they feel that could heal on its own as long as I’m not putting weight on it and stuff.” So they go through the knee, and they take the rod and they drill it through the tibia to make it straight and hard. “They put a titanium rod through the tibia. He also described the procedure to repair his leg. On Monday, roughly 24 hours after surgery, Weidman expressed disbelief by this happening to him. However, the horrific leg break that late fighter Corey Hill suffered at UFC: Fight for. 28, 2013 when Anderson Silva’s leg snapped after Weidman checked his kick to win their rematch at UFC 168. Joe Rogan has been working with the UFC long enough to have witnessed fighters suffer all sorts of injuries. Visit CNN.Three days later, and we’re still in shock by Chris Weidman breaking his leg in a most ironic and horrific fashion at UFC 261, where Uriah Hall won by injury TKO just 17 seconds into their fight after he checked a kick.īy now you must have seen the gruesome footage reminiscent of Dec. To the fans of the sport, please respect this moment of this incredible warrior and let’s wish that he is 100 percent … recovered soon.” In this moment, I wish you and your family light, love and knowledge. Have faith,” the 46-year-old – who holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history with 2,457 days – wrote. “My deepest and most sincere sentiments champ. Conor McGregor shows his support for Sergio Ramos and PSG M odestas Bukauskas suffered a horrific leg break in his TKO defeat to Khalil Rountree in their UFC Vegas 26 fight on Sunday. Silva, who was sidelined for more than a year by his injury, took to social media to pay his respects to Weidman. Having claimed the UFC middleweight title from the legendary Anderson Silva, Weidman retained his belt against the Brazilian in the rematch in 2013 as Silva himself suffered a broken leg in the second round after Weidman blocked his leg kick.

“We were reminded this year how precious each day is and I am so thankful to be spending another day on earth next to my love even if it’s in a hospital room far from home.”Ĭoincidentally, Weidman was on the other end of almost the exact same injury about eight years ago. “My heart breaks for my husband because I know the work and dedication that he puts into his training everyday and the great man that he is, so I only want the best for him,” she added. It’s been a long day but so happy to finally see this man of mine post surgery. “Freak things happen in life and plans get crushed. A post shared by Marivi Weidman that was horrible,” she said.

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