Rafael dos Anjos turned 40 this previous Saturday, however a knee damage suffered throughout his UFC 308 welterweight bout with Geoff Neal lower his celebration quick in Abu Dhabi.
On a three-fight shedding skid now and winless for nearly two years, the previous UFC light-weight champion laments the very fact he may should go below the knife and delay his return to the cage, though he’s nonetheless not sure of what was the damage suffered at UFC 308.
“I believe it was on my second kick thrown, me and Neal kicked on the identical time and I felt a giant snap, a giant pop behind my knee,” dos Anjos stated in a video posted on his social media. “All through my entire UFC profession, it’s my second time being hospitalized after the battle and it makes me understand how blessed I’m. It’s a really robust sport, and going to the hospital solely twice in your entire profession is an efficient quantity.”
Dos Anjos needed to bear post-fight surgical procedure again in August of 2010, when he tapped in opposition to Clay Guida after fracturing his jaw. The Brazilian veteran, now 21-15 below the UFC banner and 7-9 since shedding his title in 2016, stated he’s not ending his profession simply but.
“Positively it was not how I wish to have a good time my fortieth birthday, it was a troublesome loss,” dos Anjos wrote on a separate submit. “Time to heal up, benefit from the household. I’m not accomplished but, I’ll be again quickly. God bless you all.”
Neal rebounded from back-to-back defeats to Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry together with his win over dos Anjos, boosting his octagon report to 8-4 with key stoppage victories over Vicente Luque, Mike Perry and Niko Value. He additionally owns a choice win over present champion Belal Muhammad from when the 2 fought in 2019.
