Former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia said it was his fiancee’s idea to start a GoFundMe drive to help pay for his arm surgery. But he also hoped his former promoter would step in and step up.
“At least help,” Sylvia told MMA Fighting on Friday. “Pay half of it. I don’t care. Just give me $10,000, and I’ll pay the first $10,000 and I’ll put it back in the bank and pay my bills and stuff.”
According to Sylvia, the estimate to repair his arm 16 years after Frank Mir broke it at UFC 48 is around $16,000, provided he doesn’t suffer any complications and his post-surgery rehab proceeds without issue.