Russian fighter Rinat Fakhretdinov in an interview with , he told how he was hospitalized due to an injury after a fight with Nicholas Dalby at the UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia.
As reported, after the fight Fakhretdinov was advised not to communicate with journalists and go to the hospital accompanied by medical staff. During the tournament on the night of June 22-23, the Russian defeated Dalby by split decision.
— What happens when you leave the arena in an ambulance?
— The hospital turned out to be truly excellent. Very nice employees, everyone takes photos at the same time. They did a CT scan, checked my blood pressure, checked my pulse and an MRI. They said everything was fine and just took me home. Before leaving, I managed to see that Jared Gordon was brought there in a wheelchair (he lost to Nasrat Khakparast in the tournament – note from ). And then they said they would bring Johnny Walker.
— Have you suspected a fracture of the orbital bone due to a hematoma under the eye?
– Yes, I had no suspicions, nothing wrong. It’s just swollen, it happens. Maybe I blew my nose and my nose became even more swollen, I don’t know.
— Did they give you any recommendations? Maybe something about the flight?
– No no. They said everything was fine. It’s clear that [глаз] It will close tighter, but I’m not wide-eyed anyway, I’ll open it with my fingers or put on glasses.
— You said that the canvas was very hard and that you had worn out your knees. Is this really a problem?
– The canvas is horrible. Who served in the army, do you know the fabric of the raincoat? Absolutely the same thing. Only, it is also slippery. At times I leaned against the cage, but I couldn’t put any pressure on it because my legs were really slipping. I tore my thumb off very badly – there was no piece of skin. Then I will show you,” Fakhretdinov told .
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