Minotauro (left), despite having a broken rib, beat Herman (right) at UFC Rio 3
Rodrigo Minotauro He has been away from the Octagon since November 2011, when he broke his arm in a fight against Frank mir. The Brazilian's return happened in style, when he submitted Dave Herman at UFC Rio 3, an event held on the 13th, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, but what fans didn't know was that Minotauro fought with another fracture.
In an interview with reporter Glória Maria, from Rede Globo, Minotauro revealed that he broke his rib three weeks before the fight. Rodrigo underwent medical treatment with anesthetics to continue training, managed to go to the octagon and beat the American on the show.
“I fractured my rib three weeks ago, on my right side. I went to the doctor, took local anesthetic so I could train, and when he (Dave Herman) kicked me there, it made me short of breath and I swayed from side to side to see what had happened, if there was broken. It wasn’t a big fracture, but I was scared when his kick hit,” said Minotauro.
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