Sergei Pavlovich (right) knocked out Curtis Blaydes (left) at UFC Las Vegas 71. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Curtis Blaydes cancelou sua luta no UFC 313, em março deste ano, em Las Vegas (EUA), após contrair norovirus horas antes do evento. O lutador descreveu os sintomas devastadores da doença — incluindo vômitos e diarreia intensos — e revelou ter comunicado a desistência à organização ‘enquanto estava no vaso sanitário’. O confronto contra o estreante Rizvan Kuniev foi remarcado para 21 de junho, em Baku, no Azerbaijão.
In the early hours of the morning before the event, Blaydes was awakened by stomach cramps and diarrhea. In an interview with Home of Fight, the American detailed the case. Norovirus, which spread across the US in the winter, causes severe dehydration.
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“I spent 12 hours in the bathroom. It’s not just diarrhea, it’s also nausea. You vomit and can’t hold down a drop of water. It wasn’t worth risking my ranking and legacy for a fight in that state,” said the American.
At around 2am, while still in the hotel bathroom, Blaydes sent a message to the UFC team and communicated his condition. At 13pm, with his body no longer responding to treatment, the withdrawal was confirmed.
“I was f***ed. This is not good. I knew that even if I won, it wouldn’t be me. At heavyweight, one lucky break can ruin everything,” he explained.
A saída de Curtis Blaydes foi a segunda baixa de última hora no card, após John Castaneda também adoecer. O evento, originalmente com 12 lutas, seguiu com dez combates e foi protagonizado por Alex Poatan, que perdeu o cinturão dos meio-pesados (até 93kg.) para Magomed Ankalaev.
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