UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve is in good spirits after suffering an episode backstage at UFC 175 that left him unable to fight Matt Mitrione . The 26-year-old Dutch fighter said his blackout is unrelated to a heart condition that sidelined him for eight months. “What happened had nothing to do with my heart,” he wrote on Monday via Twitter . “But everything that has happened left mental scare that I really underestimated.” Struve, who’s ranked No. 11 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , reportedly collapsed backstage at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and was checked out by the UFC’s medical personnel before eventually being released
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Stefan Struve says UFC 175 blackout isn’t related to heart issue – MMA Junkie