Chris Weidman is showing how terrible his broken leg really is in the X-ray photos.
Weidman – who promised to document his recovery from a broken right ligament and tibia that he sustained on UFC 261 in Jacksonville on Saturday – before and after an X-ray of his “nightmares” on Instagram on Tuesday Shared in
“The primary concern is my calf and bone through the skin, when I put my weight on it, it made sure that lacration was not infected,” he wrote alongside the photo.
The 36-year-old Weidman suffered a graphic injury in his fight just seconds after he threw a kick just below the knee of rival Urea Hall.
In the same post, Weideman said he was being discharged from the hospital in Jacksonville on Tuesday – where Drs. Gitlin underwent surgery on Sunday to fix her broken leg.
Weidman then took to her Instagram stories to thank UFC President Dana White for her support. He said White provided him and his family with a private jet to fly from Jacksonville to his home in Fort Mill, South Carolina, where Weidman would continue his rehab and recovery.
In a video update on Monday, the former UFC middleweight champion said he was able to walk, aided by a walker and his assistant medical team.
In a different Video post On Monday, Weideman said that surgery to fix his broken leg was successful.
“They insert a titanium rod through the tibia, they go through the knee and straighten the rod through the tibia. My fibula was also broken. I think when they put the tibia back together, my leg was straight [and] The Long Island natives report that the fibula is mixed back in the same way it was broken, and that they seem to be able to heal on their own until I’m putting stuff and stuff on it is.
Weideman also shared information about a possible time for his recovery.
“Very cruel, but I’m going to get through it. I think it’s going to be eight weeks until I can walk without crutches, drives and all that. As far as training is concerned, he said that I will go between six-to-12 months.
Weideman said that he is “trying to find blessings in disguise and silver lining” in his situation.
“As soon as this happened I hit the floor and saw that it happened and the pain started hitting me. I tried to get my mind to do something positive and something good that could come out of it.
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