Chris Weidman Reveals Injury That Led to UFC 199 Withdrawal

Chris Weidman did his best to make it to UFC 199, but in the end his body simply wouldn’t cooperate. The former middleweight champion revealed in a Facebook post on Wednesday how he attempted to train through a painful neck injury before ultimately withdrawing from his June 4 rematch with Luke Rockhold. After nerve and neck pain affected his sleep and he experienced “severe vertigo” prior to sparring, Weidman underwent an MRI revealing that he had a “large extrusion herniation” which was located on a nerve “that shuts down the tricep and forearm area.” Despite receiving a recommendation for surgery, Weidman says he initially opted to receive an epidural injection instead. It did not make a significant difference. “During this time I couldn’t sleep or get through any regular-day activity with the pain I was experiencing. I actually felt my …

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