Injuries are part of the fight game. There are hardly a few instances where fighters reach the octagon with a 100% fit body. Further, sometimes fighters have to push through injuries suffered during the fight. However, certain injuries can be so severe that they prompt referees to stop the fight, as the fighter is unable to continue.

A former UFC middleweight fighter suffered such an injury. During his fight at UFC 261, Chris Weidman, who returned to the octagon at UFC 292, suffered a quick loss to Uriah Hall due to injury. Weidman threw a leg kick that Hall blocked, leaving Weidman with a broken leg. 

The fighter, who has healed now, has a titanium rod inside his leg. Recently, during his return fight, UFC commentator Joe Rogan made an uninformed statement regarding Weidman’s healed leg. This prompted a professional fight doctor to educate Rogan regarding the injury.

Joe Rogan’s claims prompt response

David Abbasi, a certified orthopedic sports surgeon, and a Pro Fight Doctor, took to Twitter to address Rogan’s uninformed statement. Abbasi tweeted, “Chris Weidman leg won’t break again on a leg kick Joe. Tibia has healed with titanium rod inside! #ufc292 #chrisweidman.”

Chris Weidman, who was returning to the octagon after two years, has lost his return fight. Brad Tavares secured a unanimous decision win over Weidman in their featured prelim fight at UFC 292.

Tavares executed a series of leg kicks to Weidman, who had no answer till the very last second of the fight. Tavares secured the victory 30-27 on all three scorecards, putting himself back on the win-column track after two losses in a row.

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A decade ago, Weidman was also part of another gruesome leg injury incident in which his opponent Anderson Silva broke his leg.

Broken leg injuries in UFC

In December 2013, during the UFC 168 event, Anderson Silva broke his leg after Chris Weidman checked a kick thrown towards him. And 8 years afterward, in 2021, Weidman was part of the same leg injury.

Conor McGregor had also suffered a leg injury in the octagon. ‘The Notorious’ during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, broke his leg in the final seconds of the first round. As McGregor was deemed unable to continue, Poirier was declared the winner via TKO.

McGregor, as confirmed by Dana White, is making his return to the octagon next year. With his leg injury history in mind, do you think ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor can make a historic comeback into the octagon? Can he emerge victorious in his octagon return? Comment below.

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