![]() ![]() If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS. 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. 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. 28, 2013 when Anderson Silva’s leg snapped after Weidman checked his kick to win their rematch at UFC 168. Getty JACKSONVILLE, FL - Chris Weidman after breaking his leg on a kick attempt on Uriah Hall during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Apin Jacksonville, Florida. Weidman’s injury is one of the most horrifically ironic things to happen inside the cage in UFC history, as Silva was on the receiving end of the same injury against Weidman at UFC 168 in 2013.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. They put a titanium rod through the tibia. “They said between six and 12 months I’ll be good to go. And then as far as actual training, I don’t know,” Weidman said. I think it’s gonna be eight weeks until I could walk without crutches and stuff and drive and all that. “It’s pretty brutal, but I’m gonna get through this. I just pictured Anderson Silva.'Īlthough he didn’t directly address his fighting future, Weidman, who turns 37 in June, gave a timeline for his recovery and described what his procedure consisted of. Uriah Hall: Chris Weidman's leg break 'was so weird. I’m hopeful that’s the thing that’s gonna come out of it that’s good. “Honestly, as soon as it happened and I hit the floor, seeing what happened to my leg and the pain started hitting me, I was just trying to put my mind on something positive and coming out of this. “Trying to find the blessing in disguise and silver lining,” Weidman said. Weidman underwent surgery Sunday morning and after his wife, Marivi Weidman, provided a positive update, Weidman took to Instagram to thank everyone for the well wishes, including former foe Anderson Silva, who sent him a heartfelt message. Upon planting his foot after the kick, Weidman’s foot folded, which sent him to the canvas writhing in pain. ![]() Just seconds into his fight with Uriah Hall on Saturday, Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) snapped his right leg after throwing a kick that was checked by Hall. Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has provided an update after his gruesome leg break at UFC 261. ![]()
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