Na eventu UFC on FX 6 Anthony Perosh namjeravao se vratiti na noge nakon poraza u posljednjem nastupu, no sve je pokvarila nimalo lijepa ozljeda nožnog palca, nakon čega se na poziv matchmakera drage volje odazvao Igor Pokrajac.

Kao što smo ranije izvijestili, "Hippo" je operacijom palac vratio u prirodan položaj, a Anthony je za Profightstore.hr otkrio detalje o strašnom lomu.

Je li ozljeda bila tako loša kao što je izgledala?

"Slomio sam i dislocirao palac. Kirurg je stavio dva metalna vijka kako bi popravio štetu, te je zašio ranu."

Je li istina da ti je palac zapeo između dvije strunjače?

"Ne, jednostavno sam zapeo za strunjaču dok sam išao na takedown. Završio sam s bacanjem, došao u top poziciju i čak sam odradio posljednjih 10 sekundi runde prije nego što sam pogledao dolje i shvatio što sam napravio."

Kako si reagirao? Čak si pronašao vremena uslikati tu prelijepu fotografiju. Očito nisi paničario.

"Vjerovali ili ne, bila je to minimalna bol. Kada se sve dogodilo sjeo sam i naslonio se uza zid samo kako bih vidio što sam učinio, i tada su mi treneri pomogli da se ustanem."

Kada si obavio operaciju?

"Otprilike 6 sati nakon loma. Bio sam u bolnici dva dana, pio sam antibiotike kako ne bi došlo do infekcije."

Kada očekuješ povratak treninzima?

"100%-tnim treninzima vraćam se za dva do tri mjeseca."

Očito nije ugodno otpasti s priredbe, no barem te mijenja tvoj dobar prijatelj Igor Pokrajac. Hoćeš li pratiti borbu, i kakva su predviđanja za meč?

"Definitivno ću gledati. Upravo me Igor pitao hoću li biti u njegovom kutu. Osim toga, borit će se puno australskih boraca na TUF priredbi. Igor je sjajan udarač, i mislim da ima bolje hrvanje i BJJ od Joeyja. Igor može dobiti ovaj meč u parteru i na nogama."

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Was the injury as bad as it looked?

"I broke and dislocated my toe. The surgeon put in 2 small metal screws to mend the bone and then sewed the rest up."

Is it true that your big toe got stuck in between two mats?

"No it didn’t get stuck in between the mat it just got stuck on the mat while I was doing a takedown. I finished the takedown and got on top and even finished the round with 10 seconds to go before having a look at what I did to my toe."

How did you react when it happened? You even took the time to take that beautiful picture. Obviously, you did not panic.

"Believe it or not there was minimal pain. After I did it I sat against the padded wall just to see what I did and then my coaches helped me off the mat."

When did the surgery happen?

"I had surgery the same day about 6 hours later. I stayed in hospital for 2 days to be on antibiotics so I would not get any infection."

When do you expect to be back to training?

"I expect to be training 100% in 2 months time, maybe 3."

Its never a good thing to lose a spot in UFC event, but at least you are being replaced by your good friend Igor Pokrajac. Will you watch the fight and how will Igor do against Joey Beltran?

"I will definitely be going up to watch. I just got an email from Igor and he asked me to be in his corner. On top of that all the Australian fighters from TUF Australia vs. UK will be fighting. Igor is a top striker and I think his wrestling and BJJ is better than Joey’s. I think Igor can win the match either striking or grappling."