Marreta fought for more than 20 minutes with an injured knee. Photo: Reproduction / Instagram
Thiago Marreta came close to doing something no man had ever achieved: defeating Jon Jones in MMA. The Brazilian, who was defeated in a tight split decision by the judges (48-47 47-48 48-47), on the 6th, in the main fight of UFC 239, still achieved the feat with both knees injured.
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Marreta's feat of fighting for more than 20 minutes with all the ligaments and meniscus in his left knee torn, in addition to damage to the meniscus in the joint on the right side, was not explained even by experts. The doctor responsible for treating the Brazilian in Los Angeles (USA) revealed that not even science can say how he did it.
Thiago said, in an interview with the Resenha PVT program, that the doctor was surprised by the Brazilian's performance.
“He (doctor) said: 'It's not normal, no. That was his mind, I don't have a scientific explanation for that'”, said the Brazilian.
Surgery scheduled
With the injury, Marreta will need surgery on both knees, this Wednesday (17), and the most optimistic expectation of a return would be in 10 months, that is, Marreta would only compete again in 2020.
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