Hughes Out For 6-7 Months

According to Matt Hugh’s personal blog he will be out for 6-7 months due to his knee injury.

“Went to the doctor yesterday, he performed quite a few tests on my knee. With the results of the tests on my knee and from what I have told him, he definitely thinks the MCL and the PCL is rebuilding itself. The next time I go back up there, in a month to a month and a half, I will get an MRI and that way he can get a picture of the knee and he can see better what’s going on. So right now, I’m going to work out lightly, try and build up my quadricep as much as I can. Do nothing with the hamstring really, from what he said and he says possibly being able to fight in 6-7 months.”

That’s good news that it looks like the tendons are rebuilding itself and he won’t require surgery however it seems like he has a long road ahead. 

According to WebMD, “More serious ACL injuries may require several months of rehabilitation or surgery followed by several months of rehabilitation to regain your knee strength, knee stability, and range of motion. You may use crutches or special knee braces, and it may take several months to a year until you can return to your previous level of activity. The rehabilitation program is intensive-many people think of it as having a second job.”

Hughes has mentioned retirement in the past but he still has at least one target left in the UFC; Matt Serra.  The question is, does he return and fight Serra off the bat or does he get another fight under his belt to ensure his knee is OK and just to get back in the ring?  I’m sure he won’t come back before he feels he can compete at the level necessary but I want to make sure he beats Serra when he finally fights him!

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