Shane Carwin has a full-time job as an engineer to go along with his better-known career as a successful mixed martial artist, but that busy schedule will be scaled back for the time being as the UFC contender rehabs from a serious surgical procedure.
The heavyweight star recently underwent surgery to address neck, back and nerve problems, and will not be allowed any physical contact for 8-12 weeks, his manager Jason Genet told MMA Fighting.
The procedure, performed on Nov. 2 by neurosurgeon Dr. Chad Prusmack in Colorado, took four hours and required drilling into Carwin’s skull as part of the process that repaired nerve damage and problems with his C5, C6 and C7 discs.