STRONG IMAGE: Fighter impresses by showing foot injury suffered before UFC Las Vegas 44

D. Todorovic won at UFC Vegas 44. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

In addition to overcoming Maki Pitolo on the preliminary card of UFC Las Vegas 44 last Saturday (4), the Serbian Dusko Todorovic He had to endure another difficult challenge: foot pain. In an interview with the vehicle 'MMAWeekly', the athlete revealed that he was hit by a car in June this year after training and recalled what happened.

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“On July 22nd, I was returning home from my training, while walking over the crossing, a car hit me and ran into my foot. I felt pain in my knee instantly and knew my foot was broken. Then the guy got out of the car asking if I was okay, while the front wheel of the car is still on my foot. After that, I spent three weeks on crutches,” recalled Todorovic.

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Furthermore, Dusko also stated that he had problems returning to training and did not even have the opportunity to prepare properly for combat. Still, he managed to beat his opponent with a knockout in the first round.

“I only managed to go to the gym and have therapy on my knee and foot. This happened until September, when I started doing light training again without much movement. We had to change everything for this fight and I was nowhere near my 100%. My leg still got stuck in the warm-up for the fight. It wasn’t easy at all,” she concluded.

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Despite this, the Serb eased his position in Ultimate, as he was under pressure with two defeats in a row, against Punahele Soriano e Gregory Robocop, both in 2021. In his career, now, there are 11 triumphs and two setbacks.