Chris The All-American Weidman (red gloves) vs. Ronaldo Jacare Souza (blue gloves) during UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden. Martial Arts 2018: UFC 230 - ZUMAs277 20181103_sha_s277_633 Copyright: xJasonxSilvax
Chris Weidman had his leg snapped in half against Uriah Hall at UFC 261, earlier this year
Chris Weidman stepped into the Jacksonville Arena, Florida with many a dream. But little did he know that his fight against Uriah Hall would end in just 17 seconds.
A leg kick Weidman attempted was checked by Hall, which resulted in ‘The All American’s leg getting snapped in half.
He winced and grimaced in pain, as the officials rushed out to help him. Weidman was rushed to the hospital and was operated the very next day.
He has been recovering quite steadily albeit with occasional scares. Weidman even posted a video of himself doing some light sparring and workout at the gym.
Despite all those, Weidman still fears a possible leg amputation. In his latest interview with MMA Fighting, he felt he had a long road ahead for his complete recovery
“There’s still a lot of things I’m going to have to deal with. Even taking out that piece of bone that’s floating in there, that’s the most minimal thing I’m thinking about but it’s something. The blood supply coming back to my leg completely is the big thing — I’m not even worried about it but that would be the biggest issue. That would mean amputation. So let’s just keep praying that I get full blood supply back.” [via BJPENN.com]
Weidman then went on to explain something similar but less serious, that had happened during his fight against Kelvin Gastelum in 2017.
‘The All American’ went on to reveal that he has a hip bone in his thumb because the bone in his thumb deteriorated due to lack of blood supply following the fight against Gastelum.
Weidman was quoted as saying:
“That’s exactly what happened to my thumb. I have a hip bone that’s in this thumb right here because bone did deteriorate and blood supply did not come back after I fought Kelvin Gastelum. The tibia bone is the most likely bone not to take and to have issues getting blood supply coming back after breaking it. I figured I kicked it as hard as I can, and I know I kick hard, so it’s a very traumatic fracture. That being said, I think I’m good. The doctor said he thinks there is some healing going on in there and there’s some rebuilding of bone, so that’s a very good sign.” [via BJPENN.com]
Hope Weidman recovers soon and gets back to the Octagon.
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