Wineland breaks jaw: Asks is juice worth the squeeze?
Eddie Wineland: “I’ve got some serious thinking to do. I’m just not so sure the juice is worth the squeeze. I just need to take a step back and look at the big picture.”
On the FOX Sports 2 prelims of last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati, OH, Johnny Eduardo beat Eddie Wineland via KO (strikes) at 4:37 of round 1.
WIneland, 29, suffered a broken jaw, had surgery on Wednesday in Chicago, and has his jaw wired shut. A full-time firefighter in Northwest Indiana, for the next six weeks, Wineland can neither train nor work.
A doctor recommended he reassess his fighting career.
I’m just not so sure it’s worth the risk, said Wineland to Matt Erickson. I’ve got a lot I need to wrestle with right now.
The last time his jaw broke, it was something like a ten-month recovery.
I never wanted to go through this again, and now I surely don’t ever want to go through it again, said Wineland. It was the most miserable time of my life.
I’ve got some serious thinking to do. I’m just not so sure the juice is worth the squeeze. I just need to take a step back and look at the big picture.