UFC Welterweight champion of the world, Kamaru Usman underwent surgery on his hand yesterday. The surgery was a successful one and UFC president Dana White posted pictures of it on his Twitter account. In snapshots, Usman’s ligament was visibly damaged.
Dana White shared the post with the caption, “Pound for pound best fighter in the world (Kamaru Usman) had hand ligament surgery today. This is the before and after. See you soon CHAMP.”
Pound for pound best fighter in the world @USMAN84kg had hand ligament surgery today. This is the before and after. See you soon CHAMP pic.twitter.com/fQoAMKGR0M
— danawhite (@danawhite) February 8, 2022
Usman last fought Colby Covington in the November of last year at UFC 268. He won the fight via decision. However, he even came close to finishing Colby a few times during the bout. Usman dropped Covington twice with big shots. The win became even better as Kamaru later revealed that he had an injured arm prior to that fight.
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ added that he had a broken hand heading into the second Covington. On an appearance on the Full send podcast, he went into the details of the timeline of the injury.
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He said, “I broke it before the fight.” He further went on to say, “Most people didn’t know that. I broke it three weeks before, and I didn’t throw it until the day of the fight, I didn’t throw it until I was backstage, when you are warming up before the fight. I didn’t throw my hands for three weeks, my right hand.”
Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards set for the summer?
Although Usman did not comment on the operation, his manager confirmed that the 34-year old will be ready to get back inside the octagon in summer. ESPN journalist Marc Raimondi Twitted it earlier today.
Kamaru Usman had surgery to repair a ligament in his hand Monday, according to a Dana White post on social media. Usman’s manager @AliAbdelaziz00 tells me Usman will be ready to fight again International Fight Week, which is UFC 276 on July 2 in Las Vegas.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) February 8, 2022
Does that confirm the timeline for the fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman? Dana White revealed earlier that Edwards was next in the line for a title fight. As a result, it is possible that the welterweight fight may headline the International fight week card in July.