Raphael Assuncao UFC bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao said an X-ray brought bad news on Monday and ultimately ruled out a headlining fight with three-time UFC title challenger Urijah Faber in March at UFC Fight Night 62. Assuncao said he asked for the fight with Faber on the assumption that a fractured ankle he suffered in training would heal. Unfortunately for the Brazilian title hopeful, it did not. “We had a timeline of six weeks for the fracture to be in place and start to calcify,” Assuncao today told MMAjunkie Radio. “In six weeks, the bone starts to come together with good supplementation and blood flow, (and) your body starts to produce bone structure
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