Poirier ruled out the need for surgery after hip injury (Photo: Reproduction/YoutubeUFC)
The hip injury that took Dustin poirier of the fight against Nate diaz at UFC 230, on November 3rd, in New York, it was a shock to MMA fans. The good news, however, is that the North American fighter's return should not take long, as the need for surgery in the recovery process has been ruled out.
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“I won’t have to have surgery! I'm staying in Los Angeles and getting stem cell injections in my hip on Monday. After that I will recover in three weeks. Soon I will be able to return to training 100%”, wrote the athlete himself on his social networks.
Poirier's lightweight fight against Nate diaz would be the second most important on the UFC 230 card, which will feature Daniel Cormier x Derrick Lewis in the main duel. Without the fight up to 70kg, the organization promoted a rematch between Chris Weidman e Luke Rockhold to co-headline.
Number 3 in the lightweight rankings, Dustin poirier He has won three consecutive victories, all by knockout, defending an unbeaten record of five fights. Since losing to Michael Johnson, in September 2016, the 'Diamante' hit Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Justin gaethje and Eddie Alvarez, with whom he also had an unsuccessful fight, due to an illegal knee applied by his opponent.
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