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Rony Jason has surgery, three month recovery

Rony Jason lost a well and truly split decision to Robert Peralta at the TUF Brazil 3 Finale on Saturday, suffering a broken hand in the process.

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Chris Palmquist
June 2, 2014 · 1 min read
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Former TUF Brazil champion Rony Jason was a three to one favorite over Robert Peralta at the TUF Brazil 3 Finale on Saturday night. Then Jason lost, via split decision. However, the decision was well and truly split, with one judge calling it 30-27 for Jason, one judge calling it 30-27 for Peralta, and one judge seeing it 29-28 Peralta.

Jason offered a partial explanation for what happened, via Instagram, saying that he broke his left hand at two minutes into the first round.

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Jason said he expects to be back in three months, following rehab for the hand.

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