Den tidigare titelutmanaren Claudia Gádelha är tvungen att dra sig ur den tilltänkta matchen mot Cynthia Calvillo på UFC on ESPN7.
Gádelha gick under tisdagen ut via sitt Instagramkonto och avslöjade hur hennes skador som uppkom i hennes senaste möte mot Randa Markos i somras, inte lyckas läka ordentligt vilket har lett till att Gadelha tvingas dra sig ur matchen mot Calvillo.
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After my last fight, I had to take a break because I broke a finger and I rolled my ankle. I have a torn ligament and a ruptured tendon, and I took some time off because I had to let it heal; I had to let my body heal and let my injuries heal. I went away, I told you guys I was going away, (and) I asked everybody not to bug me because I needed the time. I took the extra time and I went away and I did whatever I wanted to do. I came back and I started doing rehab. It’s been over two months now treating these injuries, and my finger is fine now, but my ankle is just not getting better.
I did everything I could to be 100 percent by Dec. 7. The UFC knows, the [Performance Institute] knows because I’ve been there this whole time treating my injuries. It’s just not happening.
Enligt Gádelha valde hon att dra sig ur matchen så snart hon insåg att läkningsprocessen kunde ta längre tid än väntat, detta för att spara organisationen besväret att hitta en eventuell motståndare på kort notis.
Unfortunately, I will have to pull out of this fight, which breaks my heart from the bottom of my heart, I hate doing this, especially because I respect the UFC, I respect all of my opponents and I don’t want to do this to anybody. I would be very upset if it was happening to me.
That’s why we don’t want to wait anymore. We had to make a decision now six weeks out. Somebody can still step in there and get ready for this fight. I’m here to say I’m so sorry for that.
För Cádelhas egen del står hon med en skadad vrist under rehabilitering och hoppas på att fightas tidigt 2020.
I’ll be ready to fight any time at the beginning of next year, For now, the best thing for me is to pull out and take care of myself.
Cynthia Calvillo står i dagsläget utan motståndare med sex veckor kvar till match.
Matchkort UFC on ESPN7: Overeem vs Harris
- Tungvikt – Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris
- Stråvikt – TBD vs. Cynthia Calvillo
- Tungvikt – Stefan Struve vs. Ben Rothwell
- Bantamvikt – Aspen Ladd vs. Yana Kunitskaya
- Weltervikt – Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means
- Weltervikt – Carlos Condit vs. Mickey Gall
- Bantamvikt – Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong
- Lättvikt – Matt Wiman vs. Joe Solecki
- Lätt tungvikt – Trevor Smith vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Fjädervikt – Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles
- Stråvikt – Cortney Casey vs. Virna Jandiroba
