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UFC champion’s manager Harrison: “The doctor said that without surgery she could be permanently paralyzed”
Manager Ali Abdel-Aziz, who represents the interests of UFC bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison, spoke about the athlete’s health.
On January 24, Harrison was scheduled to fight Amanda Nunes at UFC 324, but withdrew from the fight, revealing that she had undergone neck surgery.
“This situation with the neck injury has been going on for a long time. Kayla hasn’t been 100% fit for the last three years. She always had a tingling sensation in her neck, and often she could not raise her arm at all. She was given injections, given a bunch of anti-inflammatory medications, but nothing helped.
The UFC flew her to New York, and the doctor there immediately said that she needed surgery, because otherwise she could remain paralyzed forever. The disc was pressing on the spinal cord. But I’ll tell you this: immediately after the operation, all the pain went away,” MMA Fighting quotes Abdel-Aziz.
35-year-old Harrison won 19 victories and one defeat in MMA. She has owned the championship belt since the summer of 2025 and has not yet made a single defense.
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Source: Sportbox
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The only boxer Usik does not like returning to the ring at the age of 41
Former WBO world welterweight champion Marco Huck (43-5-1, 28 KOs) will fight at age 41. This was reported by the authoritative publication BILD.
The German representative will enter the ring at the Gerry Weber Arena in Halle (North Rhine-Westphalia). The fight will take place on February 14, Marco’s supporters continue to look for an opponent.
Hook is known to Ukrainian fans for his fight against Oleksandr Usyk in the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) in 2017.
Usyk stopped his opponent in the tenth round, the referees recorded the victory by technical knockout. Later, the Ukrainian boxer admitted that Marko was the only opponent he did not like in his career.
Hook has only competed in one fight in the last five years – defeating Eugenios Lazaridis (Greece) at the heavyweight limit via unanimous decision in June 2024.
Source: Sport UA
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Usik is bargaining. This will be a historic agreement with Turki Al-Sheikh
Sergey Lapin, director of the world heavyweight champion team Alexandra Usika, He talked about Zuffa Boxing’s interest in the Ukrainian boxer.
“There are negotiations, there is dialogue and there is interest. Details are not being made public at this time. Several doors are open and if the format, numbers and timing align, the market could see a move no one expected.”
Everyone saw what he did with MMA. His power lies not only in organizing a fight, but also in creating a large-scale event. If he joins, the level of interest immediately changes,” Lapin said.
Led by Dana White and Turki Al-Sheikh, Zuffa Boxing is a brand new boxing promotion with Usyk set to become its first superstar. Cruiserweight champion Jay Opetaya has already joined the organization. There are rumors that Alexander Gvozdyk and Sergey Bogachuk will also perform at the event.
Source: Sport UA
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Klitschko: “This is not true, it is manipulation. I find this unacceptable”
A legendary boxer in the past and mayor of Kyiv today Vitali Klitschko He responded to accusations that Kiev was not ready for winter.
“There are now many different manipulations and outright lies about whether Kiev is ready for winter. The day before the devastating major attack, I had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. I conveyed all the threats and risks that could arise from heavy damage to critical infrastructure. He reported how the city was prepared.”
He proposed the creation of a joint headquarters to respond to a possible emergency and deal with its consequences. They listened to us. Then on January 9 there was a major attack on the capital.
There was no coordination of efforts at that time regarding joint actions with the government. And just yesterday they announced the establishment of a national headquarters. And they remembered Kiev with false accusations. Instead of constructiveness – again, unfortunately, politics. I think this is unacceptable in such a situation! When it comes to people’s safety, health and lives. But we continue to work and do our best!
And we told and showed the public how Kiev is preparing for winter, what all services do in summer, autumn and already in winter. Klitschko stated that all information is available in open sources.
Source: Sport UA
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