Chris Weidman’s fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 Saturday night in Jacksonville came to a very sudden, scary and painful end when he broke his leg while kicking Hall just 17 seconds into the first round of their bout.
Weidman, who got a nice message from Anderson Silva, who suffered the same injury in a fight with Weidman years ago, had successful surgery on his leg but remains hospitalized in Florida.
The former middleweight champ shared a video that he took from his hospital bed at 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning and in it he thanked his fans for their support, provided a timetable for when he might be able to start training again, and said that he’s trying to find a positive out of this.
Here’s is very honest and open update:
Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for one of the classiest guys in the fight game.
