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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has revealed that he could yet still have a leg amputation following his horror injury in April.
Weidman is still recovering after a horror incident inside the Octagon in which his leg shattered just 17 seconds into his fight against Uriah Hall at UFC 261.
The sporting world winced as Weidman fell to the floor with his leg contorted, as medical staff flooded in to assist. Now, two months on from the incident, he has outlined where he is at with his recovery process.
Weidman (right) broke his leg on his first leg kick against Uriah Hall (left) at UFC 261
The American was stretched away from the octagon in tears after the devastating defeat
'There’s still a lot of things I’m going to have to deal with. Even taking out that piece of bone that’s floating in there, that’s the most minimal thing I’m thinking about but it’s something,' he told MMMfighting.com.
'The blood supply coming back to my leg completely is the big thing — I’m not even worried about it but that would be the biggest issue.
'That would mean amputation. So let’s just keep praying that I get full blood supply back
'That’s exactly what happened to my thumb. I have a hip bone that’s in this thumb right here because bone
