Ariane Carnelossi undergoes successful back surgery days after UFC 261 win

Photo via Ariane Carnelossi Ariane Carnelossi stopped Na Liang this past Saturday and had surgery days later in Florida.Ariane Carnelossi went under the knife days after her UFC 261 stoppage victory over Na Liang to fix a back injury, and the procedure was deemed a success, she revealed on social media.

“Sorriso” earned her first octagon victory with a second-round TKO over Liang in Jacksonville, Fla., on April 24, and remained in the city to have the procedure done. Exams showed Carnelossi had a slipped disc, the same injury that forced her to undergo surgery in 2020.

“During the fight week I was in a lot of pain and could barely walk,” Carnelossi wrote on social media on Thursday. “I…