Renato Moicano fought at UFC Paris with gross shoulder harm

Renato Moicano dominated Benoit Saint Denis in brutalizing vogue Saturday en path to a physician’s stoppage win.

However regardless of his domination, Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) was coping with some battle wounds of his personal, from coaching camp for UFC Combat Evening 243.

In response to Moicano and confirmed to MMA Junkie by his supervisor Oren Hodak of KO Reps, the Brazilian fighter suffered a shoulder harm roughly one month previous to the bout. Hodak offered a pair of pictures of the harm to MMA Junkie.

Here is one other angle of Renato Moicano’s shoulder from the time of the harm, per his supervisor @ko_reps.

Moicano in some way 10-8’d Benoit Saint Denis and beat him through physician stoppage at #UFCParis. pic.twitter.com/CAGuBTTzXK

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) September 29, 2024

After the combat, veteran reporter Kevin Iole tweeted an X-ray and picture of Moicano’s shoulder. Moicano then confirmed the harm on social media shortly thereafter.

“I harm my shoulder 3 weeks in the past… however I couldn’t pull out of a essential occasion,” Moicano wrote on X. “… Thanks my crew for serving to me coaching like that [to] get me prepared for the combat.”

I harm my shoulder 3 weeks in the past… however I couldn’t pull out of a essential occasion… thanks my crew for serving to me coaching like that e get me prepared for the combat #ufcparis #att

— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) September 29, 2024

Whereas Moicano nor his crew particularly confirmed the harm prognosis, the x-ray offered seems to indicate an AC joint separation. Many AC joint separations don’t require surgical procedure, nevertheless, medical professionals might suggest high-caliber athletes go underneath the knife in some circumstances, in accordance with the Institute for Athletic Drugs.

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