Hailey Cowan goes to be out for some time.
Cowan was set to struggle Tamires Vidal on Might 18 at UFC Vegas 92, however was pulled from the bout because of damage. On Friday, Cowan confirmed off a gnarly leg break that pressured her off the cardboard.
“A pair weeks in the past I rolled my ankle wrestling. I continued coaching for the struggle, considering I had a nasty ankle sprain— if you recognize me, you recognize I’m cussed and ignore ache comparatively simply, so I didn’t complain a lot and begged to proceed, they allowed me to till they couldn’t. I continued coaching for the struggle for two weeks with bodily remedy daily. Wednesday after bodily remedy, I very reluctantly went in for an X-ray— I assumed the X-ray would clear me to struggle as a result of I used to be in minimal ache and was performing on it extremely nicely, but it surely seems my fibula is displaced and damaged. The “dislocation” that I felt was my bone snapping
“The [UFC PI] employees is taking nice care of me— so I’ll be rehabbing in Las Vegas! I see a specialist subsequent week— but when y’all might hold me in your prayers, that might be superior! The excellent news: It’s trying like I received’t want surgical procedure, so it must be quick restoration!
“Chin down, eyes ahead. I’ll be again within the cage in a number of months!”
In her stead, Melissa Gatto now faces Vidal at UFC Vegas 92, sources with information of the matchup confirmed with MMA Preventing. MMA Junkie was first to report the information.
Gatto is at the moment 2-2 within the UFC whereas competing at flyweight, however now returns to the bantamweight division the place she primarily fought earlier than becoming a member of the UFC. Most not too long ago, Gatto competed at UFC Vegas 76, shedding a cut up determination to Ariane da Silva.
Vidal joined the UFC in 2022 and has gone 1-1 within the promotion, most not too long ago shedding a cut up determination to Montserrat Rendon at UFC Vegas 79.
UFC Vegas 92 is headlined by a featherweight matchup between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy.
Guilherme Cruz contributed to this report.
