UFC 211: Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis stryks på grund av skada

UFC 211 kommer under helgen att äga rum i Texas, och där var det tänkt att Henry Cejudo skulle tagit sig an Sergio Pettis inne i oktogonen. Henry har dock precis blivit tvungen till att hoppa av mötet då han skadat handen, meddelades det via ”UFC: Tonight”.

Detta hade de båda kämparna att säga om det hela, via instagram:

Love my team for all the hard work and preparation for this bout. Unfortunately Cejudo is injured and the fight is cancelled. I wanna apologize to the supporters. This was out of my hands. Was excited to perform for y'all this Saturday in Dallas. #GodNotSureYourPlanForMe #GainedALotThisCamp #SpeedyRecoveryCejudo #UFC211almost

A post shared by Sergio Pettis (@sergiopettis) on May 10, 2017 at 5:19pm PDT

It is with regret that I have to announce I have had to pull out of my fight with Sergio Pettis this Saturday at UFC 211 due to injury. I really want to apologize to the fans and to Sergio Pettis for this unfortunate event. About two weeks ago I injured my hand sparring, and went to the doctor to get it examined after I was unable to grapple or punch. The doctor looked at x rays and informed me my hand wasn't' broken, so I assumed it was just bruised or sprained. I stopped using my hand for the next week and a half to allow it to rest as much as possible, and I had multiple prp treatments as well as an ultrasound in hopes of breaking up any build up or swelling. After arriving in Dallas on Tuesday evening, I hit mitts with my striking coach to get my timing down, and after I threw my first punch, a sharp pain shot through my wrist and hand. My team and I contacted the UFC to see if a cortisone shot would be allowed. The UFC sent me to a hand specialist, and he told me I had a cyst in my wrist as well as a ruptured capsule with the possibility of a tear in the ligament. He informed me the cortisone shot could possibly do more damage than any benefit and told me it would be insane to fight. He contacted the UFC doctors and informed them that my wrist and hand were unfit to fight this Saturday. I will schedule an appointment with a hand specialist next week and figure out the next course of action. Thank you and I will be back stronger than ever. #photogrid @photogridorg

A post shared by Henry Cejudo (@henry_cejudo) on May 10, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT