ST PIERRE KNEE-KNACK CONTINUES
Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion has again injured his knee forcing him to stay out of action for a long time possible. This is the second time he has injured his knee in two months, the first time being in October which cost him his fight against Carlos Condit.
Georges St-Pierre tore his ACL and might stay out of the ring for around ten months which might be a heavy blow to his fighting career. This announcement was made by the UFC president Dana White. This is definitely one of the worst injuries sustained by the fighter in his career as it will cost him the prestigious spot in UFC 143 main event and also the much anticipated fight against Nick Diaz, the former Strikeforce champion. Diaz will now be facing Condit which will be for the interim welterweight championship. This is a serious blow for the champion Georges St-Pierre but he might find consolation in the fact that he will get an opportunity to win the title back when he returns to his fighting ring.
Last time he suffered such a bad injury was in the year of 2009 during his title defence against Thiago Alves. He tore his groin and was out of action for eight months.
Georges St-Pierre has been the champion for an amazing 1300 days since he won it initially from Matt Serra in the year 2008, April. There have been a lot of rumours lately regarding his injury. Many people have written him off and deemed his career to be over but Georges St-Pierre won’t hear any of it. He has promised to recover and be back at the top of his form.
Georges St-Pierre’s surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic at Los Angeles. He is considered by many to be the best orthopaedic surgeon in sports medicine. He has performed successful surgeries on Blake Griffin and Andre Ethier.
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