Octagon before the athletes enter. Photo: Facebook / ufc
In recent years, MMA has become a prominent sport, just like football. It is common, on fight days, for groups to gather in bars, restaurants and even in their homes waiting for the show to start.
Many professionals in the field began to strive for perfect physical shape, as up to 900 calories can be burned with each workout! But, not everything is beneficial inside the octagon, as pointed out by orthopedist and sports medicine traumatologist Roberto Ranzini, professor at Methodist University of São Paulo, when talking about injuries of all types suffered by athletes.
Brazil is recognized worldwide for MMA by famous names who made history within the sport. Among them, 3 fighters and world champions suffered serious injuries while fighting or preparing for the Octagon.
#1 Anderson Silva
Anderson's fracture (right) was one of the strongest and most striking scenes of 2013. Photo: UFC
Anderson Silva, Also known as Spider Due to his fighting techniques inside the octagon, he was the protagonist of some of the most shocking and serious fractures in the sport. In the rematch for the middleweight title, in 2013, against the American Chris Wiedman, Anderson, when applying a blow to his opponent's knee, ended up with the tibia of his left leg broken – a shocking and frightening image.
Even though he suffered a fracture in 2013 and underwent surgeries and physiotherapy sessions, Spider returned to the octagons just a year after the accident to maintain his famous career. The betting site management team NetBet sport says they received numerous hits from fans who believed in the victory of Anderson Silva after the champion returned to the ring.
#2 Vitor Belfort
Belfort (photo) broke his hand against Wand. Photo: Inovafoto
Belfort started his career early. At the age of 19 he was already on his way to the United States for his first professional MMA fight, which he won after 12 seconds by knocking out his opponent. His first defeat came a year after his first fight, in 1997, by technical knockout.
Vitor fractured his left hand in preparation to face the opponent with whom he has a great rivalry, Wanderlei Silva, and reports the accident as one of the great tragedies of his life. Not only because of the pain and severity of the accident, but also because he was unable to continue with one of the most important fights of his career.
#3 José Aldo
J. Aldo suffered a knee injury Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufcbrasil
Aldo began his career in the octagons in 2008 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, against athlete Alexandre Nogueira and won the stalemate. Just one year after launching himself as a professional athlete, Aldo received the fighter of the year award and, the following year, he won the award World MMA Awards, maintaining the position on a global scale.
José Aldo He recently suffered a knee injury that caused a serious infection in the area while training to face one of the last fights of his career against opponent Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight title. Aldo said in an interview that he is recovering well and has done everything he can to receive medical clearance to attend the fight.
No matter what happened to these three great champions, they move on. They are examples that, on the path to victory, some disappointments must be faced. But, the strong are able to overcome losses and learn from them. This is exactly the case with the three warriors above!
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