Tag: Injury Report

Tyron Woodley May Undergo Surgery for Shoulder Injury; Considering Options

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has a partial tear of his labrum, and surgery is an option, SiriusXM Radio’s R.J. Clifford reported Tuesday. 
According to Clifford, Woodley will explore all of his medical options before deciding whether or…

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has a partial tear of his labrum, and surgery is an option, SiriusXM Radio’s R.J. Clifford reported Tuesday. 

According to Clifford, Woodley will explore all of his medical options before deciding whether or not to have surgery.

Woodley suffered the injury during his victory over Demian Maia at UFC 214 in July.

He wrote on Instagram after the fight he “completely threw my shoulder out at the end of the first”:

The California State Athletic Suspension increased Woodley’s medical suspension to 180 days in August, so regardless of what path he decides on to rehabilitate his shoulder, he’s potentially facing a lengthy absence from the Octagon. MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi reported Woodley can have the suspension lessened if receives a clean bill of health from an orthopedist.

After beating Neil Magny at UFC 215 last Saturday, Rafael dos Anjos called out Woodley and said he wanted to challenge for the title. Woodley responded on FS1:

Depending on Woodley’s recovery, Dos Anjos may have to set his sights on a different opponent, which could work out well anyway.

With another win or two in the welterweight division, Dos Anjos would climb even higher up the division rankings and prove himself a worthy No. 1 contender for the belt.

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Georges St-Pierre Says Eye Injury Is Keeping Him from UFC Return

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre said Friday an eye injury has prevented him from moving the timetable up for his anticipated fight with Michael Bisping. 
Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reported UFC tried to schedule the encounter…

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre said Friday an eye injury has prevented him from moving the timetable up for his anticipated fight with Michael Bisping. 

Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reported UFC tried to schedule the encounter for July, but GSP declined and said he wouldn’t be ready until the end of the year. Now he’s finally provided a reason for his hard-line stance on the bout’s date.

“Trust me, I’m not the kind of guy who thinks, ‘Hey, I’m going to make everybody wait for me. I don’t want to fight during the summer, I want to take my time,” he said. “That’s not the reason. If it were up to me, I would come back. The reason is I had a problem with my eye. I had an injury.”

 

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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Matt Mitrione Injury: Updates on UFC Star’s Eye and Return

UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione will require surgery to repair his right eye that was severely damaged by two eye pokes in his Jan. 17 matchup against Travis Browne.  
According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Mitrione is scheduled to have his …

UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione will require surgery to repair his right eye that was severely damaged by two eye pokes in his Jan. 17 matchup against Travis Browne.  

According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Mitrione is scheduled to have his broken orbital bone repaired next week. 

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Mitrione ‘Unsure’ of Recovery Time

Friday, Jan. 22

Speaking to Helwani in the same report, Mitrione said he does not have a return timetable, but he did add good news because his eye is “non-weight bearing and has significant blood flow.”

During an appearance on Helwani’s podcast The MMA Hour on Tuesday, Mitrione did express frustration with how things were handled by the referee and officials during his fight with Browne after the second time he was poked in the eye. 

“It shouldn’t be up to me, the guy who lives his life to compete to make a decision,” Mitrione said. “It should be up to the commission, the doctors and the referee to realize the dude is fighting with one eye closed, and he’s complaining about seeing double.”

Mitrione’s right eye became a social media sensation on Sunday night when it looked like someone stuffed a rubber ball under his skin, as this post from his Twitter account after the fight shows (WARNING: IMAGE IS GRAPHIC):

As horrific as the injury was, Mitrione also praised the job UFC officials did taking care of him. He would end up losing the bout against Browne in the third round by TKO, his second consecutive defeat, adding insult to the injury. 

Fortunately, Mitrione sounds optimistic about how his early recovery has gone and will hopefully be back in the Octagon very soon so that his eye isn’t the final image fans have of him for the rest of his mixed martial arts career. 

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