Anderson Silva not back until early 2012
Tatame recently reveaked that Anderso Silva fought hurt against Yushin Okami at UFC Rio. A month before the fight I…
Tatame recently reveaked that Anderso Silva fought hurt against Yushin Okami at UFC Rio.
A month before the fight I injured my shoulder while training with Junior dos Santos,” Silva said. “I was feeling a lot of pain in Rio. I’ve had to take some medicine and warn the athletic commission about it. I’ve talked to my doctors. I had an MRI and then I started feeling pains in my shoulder but the doctors let me go and said it was not that serious. It’s a small injury, but I guess it’s on the cuff and bothers me. I’ll rest for a while and get healed.
Now Ariel Helwani reports what “a while” means.
There was some fear within his camp that he would have to undergo surgery, but Silva’s manager Ed Soares informed MMA Fighting on Saturday night that the Middleweight champion will simply need rehab to heal it.
Soares said that he was hoping Silva would be ready to defend his title again in the first quarter of 2012.
No opponent has been set for Silva’s return, but we may get some answers next month when Chael Sonnen meets Brian Stann at UFC 136 in Houston.
