Matt Hughes Confirms Torn MCL, Partially Torn PCL
Written by Lex on June 26th, 2008 in UFC.
Tags: Matt Hughes, UFC
On his blog at Matt-Hughes.com, Matt Hughes confirmed that he has a knee injury:
I found out my results, I’ve got a totally torn MCL that is still attached to my femur. I’ve got a partially torn PCL. They really think that the PCL will repair itself and that MCL has a chance of repairing itself. So we’re going to hold off on surgery right now. I am going to get a second opinion this week, so that might change; but for now we’re going to hold off on surgery.
Got more news to come this week, so there will be another blog entry the middle of the week. -matt
Unfortunate news for Hughes, but it is positive that both ligaments may heal themselves. Regardless, it looks like Hughes will be on the shelf for a while.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:56 am
It’s a shame for Hughes. I have new found respect for him after he accepted the Alves fight on short notice then agreed to a catchweight fight after the weigh in debacle and made no excuses for losing. I hope that he can recover for one last big fight against Serra because after everything the man has given to the sport and the fans, he deserves it and a convincing win would be a fitting end to a legendary career.