Ask the Fight Doc: Following brutal leg kicks, is Urijah Faber in danger of serious injury?

Dr. Johnny BenjaminAt this past weekend’s “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” event. Urijah Faber fell short in his quest to reclaim a belt and lost to champion Jose Aldo.

As anyone who watched the April 24 event no doubt saw, Faber took heavy punishment from leg kicks – and his subsequent Twitter pictures showed massive swelling and bruising.

In our latest “Ask the Fight Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why these aren’t simple superficial wounds and why extreme cases – ones that lead to something called a “compartment syndrome” – can lead to permanent damage and – in rare instances – even death.


Dr. Johnny BenjaminAt this past weekend’s “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” event. Urijah Faber fell short in his quest to reclaim a belt and lost to champion Jose Aldo.

As anyone who watched the April 24 event no doubt saw, Faber took heavy punishment from leg kicks – and his subsequent Twitter pictures showed massive swelling and bruising.

In our latest “Ask the Fight Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why these aren’t simple superficial wounds and why extreme cases – ones that lead to something called a “compartment syndrome” – can lead to permanent damage and – in rare instances – even death.