The 27-year-old Bellator bantamweight broke his left hand in his most recent fight, a stunning 58-second knockout victory over former champion Eduardo Dantas. His initial assessment of the injury was optimistic and he expected to avoid getting surgery, but he shared a new update on Monday saying that repairing the injury will require a more extensive procedure.
In the statement, McDonald explains that a bone in his hand was “crushed” causing his knuckle and pointer finger length to become misaligned and deformed. The surgery will involve fusing his hand bones together and adding a steel plate.