WINNIPEG – A knee injury suffered by Anthony Pettis this earlier this week, UFC President Dana White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), is “not bad” and won’t require surgery. That said, White said a Pettis claim that he could be back in three weeks is premature and he wants the fighter checked out by one of the UFC’s doctors for second opinion. Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was scheduled to fight UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (22-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 163 on Aug. 3 – despite being the top contender at lightweight. But on Thursday, White announced the fighter’s injury and announced “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung (13-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will replace him in Rio de Janeiro instead of fighting Ricardo Lamas (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 162 next month. “It’s not bad,” White told MMAjunkie.com after Saturday’s UFC 161 card in Winnipeg. “Anthony Pettis’ knee is not bad, but it’s not good.
BAD MMA Trending Cloud
UFC • Bellator • Conor Mcgregor • PFL • Jon Jones • Daniel Cormier • Dustin Poirier • Khabib Nurmagomedov • Dana White • Francis Ngannou • Jorge Masvidal • Nate Diaz • WSOF • Anderson Silva • Max Holloway • Ronda Rousey • Amanda Nunes • Michael Bisping • Donald Cerrone • Michael Chandler • Tony Ferguson • Kamaru Usman • Alex Pereira • islam makhachev • Alexander Volkanovski • Jake Paul • Henry Cejudo • Demetrious Johnson • Charles Oliveira • Jose Aldo • One Championship • Aljamain Sterling • sean o'malley • Derrick Lewis • Stipe Miocic • sean strickland • Tyron Woodley • Georges St Pierre • Robert Whittaker • Holly Holm
- MMA News (113304)
- Alonzo Menifield def. Julius Walker at UFC Seattle: Best photos
- UFC Fight Night 252 video: Jean Silva tries to stop his own fight after smoking Melsik Baghdasaryan, calls out Bryce Mitchell
- Jean Silva def. Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Seattle: Best photos
- Jean Silva def. Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Seattle: Best photos
- UFC Fight Night 252 video: Melquizael Costa breaks Andre Fili’s decade-long submission-less streak
- Melquizael Costa def. Andre Fili at UFC Seattle: Best photos
- UFC Fight Night 252 video: Ion Cutelaba vs. Ibo Aslan slugfest ends in surprise submission
- Ion Cutelaba def. Ibo Aslan at UFC Seattle: Best photos
- Dmitry Bivol avenges loss to Artur Beterbiev, sets up likely trilogy
- Video: UFC Fight Night 252 post-fight press conference live stream