Chris Weidman is on the road to recovery after suffering one of the ugliest injuries in UFC history.
Weidman’s first in-cage appearance of 2021 ended in just 17 seconds when opponent Uriah Hall checked a Weidman leg kick that caused Weidman’s leg to break. The former UFC middleweight champion immediately dropped to the canvas, causing a hush to fall over the crowd at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Shortly after, Weidman was taken to the back on a stretcher.
On Sunday, Weidman, 36, successfully underwent surgery on his leg and he later issued his first statement via Instagram since suffering the injury.