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- UFC middleweight Chris Weidman has shared another injury update on Instagram.
- The fighter shattered bones in his leg at UFC 261 when his opponent checked a kick after 17 seconds.
- He said a cut on his calf is where a bone pierced his muscle and skin (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO).
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UFC middleweight Chris Weidman shared a new injury update on Instagram and showed a cut on his calf where he says his shin bone pierced through muscle and skin.
Weidman suffered the long-term injury in devastating fashion during the opening seconds of his 185-pound bout against Uriah Hall.
His opponent hadn't even thrown a shot or attempted a single takedown to get the win.
He just checked a low kick from Weidman. However, the manner in which he did so saw Weidman's leg wrap around his shin, shattering the bones within.
Weidman's ankle could be seen hanging from his calf, and as he stepped back onto the canvas his leg buckled under the pressure.
Medics stormed the Octagon after the 17-second loss to assist Weidman, who was stretchered out of the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and rushed to a local hospital.
He had surgery the following day and has been posting updates ever since.
"They put a titanium rod through the tibia, they go through the knee and they put the rod in. They drill it through the tibia and make it straight and hard,"he recently said.
This week he also posted X-ray photographs that showed how clean the bone break was, and confirmed he did not expect to walk unassisted for eight weeks, and would likely not train properly for six to 12 months.
Then, on Thursday, he said on Instagram: "The cut on the back of the calf is from when I stepped down [on the] Octagon, and bone went through calf muscle and skin."
You can see the cut in the video he posted here (WARNING - GRAPHIC VIDEO):
His wife Marivi Weidman said last week that the incident was "horrible" and that "freak things happen in life."
But added: "My heart breaks for my husband because I know the work and dedication that he puts into his training every day and the great man that he is, so I only want the best for him.
"While this absolutely sucks in the moment and for some weeks to come, we are completely overwhelmed by the love and support we have far and wide and are very aware how blessed we are.
"All of that overpowers the awfulness of this situation."