Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:After learning he would be forced off UFC 130, UFC lightweight-champion Frankie Edgar has been recovering properly in order to prepare for a third encounter against challenger Gray Maynard later this year. While al…
Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:
After learning he would be forced off UFC 130, UFC lightweight-champion Frankie Edgar has been recovering properly in order to prepare for a third encounter against challenger Gray Maynard later this year.
While already undergoing treatment for his back, Edgar spoke to Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” and discussed his injury, which could lead to surgery in the near future to further correct the issue.
“I think eventually I’m going to need surgery,” Edgar said. “Hopefully these shots will slow down the process and give me a couple more years without having to do the surgery.”
On the show, Edgar said he has received four epidural injections to help address the issue, and he added it will take up to four days to determine whether the solution is successful or not. Should the shots not determine a successful outcome, Edgar said he will receive another set of shots in his nerves.
Edgar said he had to get back surgery 11 years ago and occasionally has pain that prevents him from training for a day or two.
However, his recent spell has been more severe and has put him in so much pain that it was apparent he could no longer train for his title bout against Maynard—a decision that has disappoint Edgar and his training camp.
Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:Georges “Rush” St-Pierre retained his UFC welterweight championship for the sixth consecutive time on April 30, defeating top ranked contender Jake Shields with relative ease. What makes the feat all the more ex…
Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:
Georges “Rush” St-Pierre retained his UFC welterweight championship for the sixth consecutive time on April 30, defeating top ranked contender Jake Shields with relative ease. What makes the feat all the more extraordinary is that St-Pierre did it with vision in just one eye.
Despite fighting nearly blind for most of the fight, the champion was able to keep Shields from taking him down the entire five round affair.
St-Pierre suffered from hyphema, a bleeding in the eye. He was required to wear an eye patch and use medicated drops until it healed. He has since improved and has been cleared to resume training.
One of St-Pierre’s trainers, Bruno Fernandes, is also an eye specialist. He said that in severe cases of hyphema the person can suffer permanent damage to their vision. Although Georges had only 10 percent of his vision at one point, his case was not severe and he has made a full recovery.
Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Monday May 16:Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson says his fight with Miguel Torres is like David vs Goliath.Phil Davis does not plan on losing to Rashad Evans.Quinton “Rampage” Jackson says he will not fight past 35….
Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Monday May 16:
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson says his fight with Miguel Torres is like David vs Goliath.
Phil Davis does not plan on losing to Rashad Evans.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson says he will not fight past 35.
Anothony Pettis talks Gray Maynard and Clay Guida.
Fedor emerges as favorite over Dan Henderson.
Daniel Cormier and Jeff Monson added to Strikeforce card.
Georges St-Pierre returns to training after eye injury.
Georges “Rush” St-Pierre retained his UFC welterweight championship for the sixth consecutive time on April 30, defeating top ranked contender Jake Shields with relative ease. What makes the feat all the more extraordinary is that St-Pierre did i…
Georges “Rush” St-Pierre retained his UFC welterweight championship for the sixth consecutive time on April 30, defeating top ranked contender Jake Shields with relative ease. What makes the feat all the more extraordinary is that St-Pierre did it with vision in just one eye.
Despite fighting nearly blind for most of the fight, the champion was able to keep Shields from taking him down the entire five round affair.
St-Pierre suffered from hyphema, a bleeding in the eye. He was required to wear an eye patch and use medicated drops until it healed. He has since improved and has been cleared to resume training.
One of St-Pierre’s trainers, Bruno Fernandes, is also an eye specialist. He said that in severe cases of hyphema the person can suffer permanent damage to their vision. Although Georges had only 10 percent of his vision at one point, his case was not severe and he has made a full recovery.
Fernandes stated that after the champ suffered the injury he still knew he could fight. He stated, “By using instruments, if I had an idea how bad it was, if I knew there was no retina detachment, no open wound, and if it’s not 100 percent but he can see fingers, using the tools available at that moment it would be OK to let fight continue.”
Its good to know that St-Pierre will be able to fight again soon. With a possible future bout with Nick Diaz looming on the horizon, the champion’s health becomes all the more important.
Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has returned to training after recovering from an eye injury suffered at UFC 129. The Canadian, who defeated Jake Shields via unanimous decision in Toronto, was poked in the left eye and…
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has returned to training after recovering from an eye injury suffered at UFC 129. The Canadian, who defeated Jake Shields via unanimous decision in Toronto, was poked in the left eye and suffered hyphema — bleeding in the eye — that required prescription drops, a temporary eye patch and rest to make a full recovery.
Bruno Fernandes, who is one of St-Pierre’s jiu-jitsu coaches as well as a doctor of ophthalmology in Montreal, told MMA Fighting that St-Pierre’s vision was drastically compromised by the injury, which reduced his capability of seeing out of his left eye to about 10 percent.
“We don’t really measure vision in terms of percentage but he lost field of vision, clarity and depth perception,” Fernandes said. “When you have hyphema, it is like looking through a really dirty window. Your vision is significantly impaired, and it is amazing he was even able to fight with such a degree of impairment.”
(Does this look like a dude who should be deprived of what he wants? Pic: Sherdog)
As avid readers of our keen, in-depth statistical analysis, we know that you know that we know that Jake Ellenberger is currently riding a four-fight win-streak in the UFC. After going to Toronto and knocking out short-notice opponent Sean Pierson (just like we told you he would) last month Ellenberger remains undefeated since his split decision loss to Carlos Condit in his Octagon debut (a fight he appeared to be on his way to winning before gassing out) way back in September, 2009. Now that he’s home in Nebraska rehabbing the hand he broke on Pierson’s face, Ellenberger is going back to basics, returning to a strategy he adopted some months ago: Trying to trash-talk his way into a fight with Jake Shields.
Except here’s the difference: If not for that original loss to Condit at UFN 19, people might just be talking about a 5-0 (in the UFC) Jake Ellenberger as a potential top candidate to get a welterweight title shot one of these days soon. So now that Ellenberger is soaring and the Shields hype-wagon has been slowed a bit by his do-nothing performance against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129, maybe this booking wouldn’t seem so crazy. Hmmmm?
(Does this look like a dude who should be deprived of what he wants? Pic: Sherdog)
As avid readers of our keen, in-depth statistical analysis, we know that you know that we know that Jake Ellenberger is currently riding a four-fight win-streak in the UFC. After going to Toronto and knocking out short-notice opponent Sean Pierson (just like we told you he would) last month Ellenberger remains undefeated since his split decision loss to Carlos Condit in his Octagon debut (a fight he appeared to be on his way to winning before gassing out) way back in September, 2009. Now that he’s home in Nebraska rehabbing the hand he broke on Pierson’s face, Ellenberger is going back to basics, returning to a strategy he adopted some months ago: Trying to trash-talk his way into a fight with Jake Shields.
Except here’s the difference: If not for that original loss to Condit at UFN 19, people might just be talking about a 5-0 (in the UFC) Jake Ellenberger as a potential top candidate to get a welterweight title shot one of these days soon. So now that Ellenberger is soaring and the Shields hype-wagon has been slowed a bit by his do-nothing performance against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129, maybe this booking wouldn’t seem so crazy. Hmmmm?
In fact, Ellenberger strikes us as sort of a perfect opponent for Shields at this point. Shields has long been considered one of the top welterweights (and maybe one of the top middleweights) on the planet, but before coming to the UFC he spent the last couple of years feasting on lesser competition in Strikeforce. Since his arrival in the Octagon, he frankly hasn’t seemed all that spectacular. Meanwhile, Ellenberger has been steadily climbing the ranks. We’re seeing a classic litmus-test situation for both fighters here.
As for Shields’ recent loss to GSP, Ellenberger tells Sherdog.com this week that he hasn’t even watched it yet. He says he will, but it sounds like he’ll do it more out of professional obligation than anything else.
“Will I watch it? Probably,” he said. “But I bet it’s going to go exactly the way that I thought. If they do make that match and me and Jake get to fight, he’s not a hard guy to figure out. I feel like I can beat him right now.”
You may remember that Ellenberger began singling out Shields as far back as November of last year, immediately following the former Strikeforce champ’s underwhelming promotional debut against Martin Kampmann. Ellenberger took his beef with Shields to (we mean, where else) Twitter and bombed away with such gems as: “Jake Shields, you’re as exciting as watching a bowl of mash potatoes get cold …Your days are numbered” and “Jake Shields’ cardio won’t be a factor if he fights me next. I won’t keep him around long enough to get tired.”
It’s too bad the UFC wasn’t offering cash bonuses for creative tweeting last year, are we right? Are we right?
Anyway, instead of giving Ellenberger (then just 2-1 in the UFC) what he wanted, the UFC teased him with a bout against Jon Fitch – only to give Fitch a chance at BJ Penn instead — before ultimately allowing him to whoop up on Carlos Eduardo Rocha and then Pierson (as an injury replacement for Brian Foster). Somewhere in there, Ellenberger reportedly lost his job as an assistant wrestling coach when the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it would cut that sport while making the jump to Division I. It’s unknown if Ellenberger will be one of the coaches retained as most of the program (including the head coach and many of the athletes) decamps for Maryville University in St. Louis.
Signs point to no, since he’s talking like a guy who’s looking for a big pay day. Either way, it’s pretty clear what he really wants. Now it just remains to be seen if he gets it.
After learning he would be forced off UFC 130, UFC lightweight-champion Frankie Edgar has been recovering properly in order to prepare for a third encounter against challenger Gray Maynard later this year. 
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