On Monday evening news broke that UFC women’s bantamweight contender, and TUF 18 coach, Cat Zingano had injured her right knee badly earlier this month.
The news was revealed on Tuesday when filming began on the reality series when UFC champ Ronda Rousey was given a big surprise when former nemesis Miesha Tate walked out.
In an interview with Yahoo! Sports (via MMAWeekly.com) Zingano discussed her injury with them.
“I was doing my regular routine, my strength and conditioning,” Zingano told Yahoo! Sports by telephone shortly before she was wheeled into surgery. “I was jumping over tunnels that were about 12 inches high. I’d jumped over them like 10 times already. This one time, I jumped up and my left knee came down right on track and my right knee bent outward.
“Snap, crackle, pop, and I hit the floor. That was all she wrote. It was terrible. It hurt bad, but the thing that bothered me most was the sound. I never experienced anything like that.”
Zingano posted the photo of her after undergoing surgery to repair the knee on Monday via Twitter (@CatZingano).
– Well… Just got off surgery. Thx @danawhite and @ufc for all ur support thru all of this. pic.twitter.com/Be8QNYdS8V