Chris Weidman recounts foot injury that’s sidelined him from MMA for more than 2 years

There could possibly be heard a collective gasp when Chris Weidman suffered his horrific damage in April 2021.

The second appeared unreal and extremely painful to the viewers, and Weidman confirmed it was simply as painful because it seemed.

“As quickly as I broke my leg and I noticed it, I’m going, ‘Holy crap!’ I noticed the bones and every thing,” Weidman mentioned. “I simply remembered Anderson Silva screaming in ache, like somebody was murdering him. And I do know that is going to suck and right here comes – and as quickly as I felt the ache kick in I used to be simply begging individuals ‘Please!’” Weidman mentioned on UFC Unfiltered.

“Now they’re shifting my leg round. They’re attempting to carry it into place as they get me on a stretcher and all this crap, and the bones are shifting round. And the ache – I can’t even clarify the ache. The ache was the worst factor I might ever think about. I stored begging them to offer me ache tablets: ‘Give me one thing fast. Put me to sleep. Get me on painkillers. Knock me out. I can not cope with this.’ This isn’t meant for human beings to cope with.”

Now two years faraway from the graphic damage, Weidman up to date followers on the rehab and the highway forward.

“I acquired a titanium rod by way of the center of my shin bone – proper by way of the entire (bone), from the highest of my knee all the best way all the way down to the low a part of my ankle to the underside of the tibia,” he mentioned. “On paper, I believe I’m fairly good. For me to interrupt my bone after which by way of the rod, I don’t suppose that’s going to occur. A compound fracture shouldn’t be going to be taking place. However you understand what? My objective is to kick as onerous as I presumably can, so perhaps it does occur. I simply need to defy the percentages. Think about that.”

And so far as how for much longer till he feels prepared, it looks like he’s nearly there.

“I’m good. I’m just about there,” he mentioned. “After I’m up on my toes and stuff like that and I begin bouncing, I get like slightly ache on the shin and stuff. However they’re saying that’s simply primarily based on the quad and the calf have to get slightly bit stronger nonetheless. When that occurs, I’ll be good. I’m simply doing bodily remedy and nonetheless engaged on that.”

Weidman is taking a look at a Summer time 2023 return to the Octagon.