Velasquez succesvol geopereerd
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has undergone shoulder surgery and is now recovering in hospital.
According to his management at Zinkin Entertainment, doctors said the surgery “went really well.”
At time of writing, Velasquez was said to be “still asleep in recovery”.
The operation was undertaken to repair a badly damaged rotator cuff injury sustained in the title-winning fight against Brock Lesnar.
Velasquez is looking at around six to eight months recovering and rehabilitating the injury before he returns to the cage.
In the meantime the UFC has ruled out implementing an interim heavyweight title and instead ex-champion Lesnar and leading contender Junior Dos Santos will face off as rival coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.
They will fight in the summer as an end to the season and the winner will go on to challenge Velasquez for the title.
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