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Sean Brady withdraws from UFC Vegas 124 with a staph infection
Sean Brady withdrew from his Nov.
7 UFC main event against Gabriel Bonfim after an infection affected his knee.
Brady said the problem began with swelling after training, and doctors later confirmed it was staph.
He believes a small cut on his knee caused the infection, though he described this as his belief.
Brady had hoped treatment would let him fight, but he has not recovered enough to compete.
The withdrawal left Bonfim without an opponent for UFC Vegas 124 in Las Vegas, and the UFC sought a short-notice replacement.
Brady said he is targeting the Jan.
16 card in Dallas for his next fight and thinks the UFC may rebook him against Bonfim.
Sean Brady withdrew from the UFC Vegas 124 main event against Gabriel Bonfim after developing an infection in his knee.
Brady said doctors later confirmed the infection was staph, which he believes may have started from a small cut.
The bout was scheduled for November 7 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
The UFC sought a short-notice replacement for Bonfim, and Bloody Elbow reported that Johnny Walker was called about the opportunity.
Brady said he is targeting a return on January 16 in Dallas.
- Who
- Sean Brady and Gabriel Bonfim were scheduled to headline the event.
- What
- Brady withdrew from their welterweight bout because of a knee infection that doctors confirmed was staph.
- When
- The bout was scheduled for November 7; Brady said he developed knee problems the previous Tuesday.
- Where
- UFC Vegas 124 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
- Why
- Brady said his knee became swollen and he could barely walk; he believes a small cut may have caused the infection.
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Brady injured the same knee before his TKO loss to Michael Morales.
Brady defeated Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision.
Brady said his knee became swollen and he could not walk.
News outlets reported Brady’s withdrawal; he later said doctors confirmed the infection was staph.
Brady and Bonfim were scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 124.
Brady said he is targeting a return on the Dallas card.
- Scheduled event
- UFC Vegas 124
- Scheduled bout
- Sean Brady vs. Gabriel Bonfim
- Scheduled date
- November 7
- Venue
- Meta Apex, Las Vegas
- Infection
- Staph, confirmed by doctors
- Target return
- January 16 in Dallas
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What people are saying
By nine o’clock at night, I couldn’t walk
I knew this wasn’t bursitis. I knew it was an infection
I feel for Bonfim too. It sucks, man
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Mais um furo para vocês: Johnny Walker x Waldo Cortes-Acosta é a nova luta principal do UFC Vegas da próxima semana, dia 7 de novembro. Inicialmente o main event seria Gabriel Bonfim x Sean Brady, porém o americano se lesionou e não encontraram um substituto há tempo.
Tenho um furo chato para dar aqui: Sean Brady se machucou e está fora da luta contra Gabriel Bonfim, que lideraria o UFC Vegas do dia 7 de novembro. A organização procura um novo oponente para o brasileiro. Sugestões de quem poderia pegar essa vaga com 77kg?