The surgeon looked at the two torn labrum and on one side he said that I had a mild case of congenital hip dysplasia. He said that if he just repaired the labrum, that I would be at risk of re-tearing it so he performed a PAO or Periacetabular Osteotomy. This was to prevent the injury from happening again. The insurance denied that claim based on this being a pre-existing condition not related to the fight. The reality is that the injury (torn labrum) was related to the fight and the doctor just wanted to make sure that once it was healed, that it didn’t happen again. However due to stipulations in the Zuffa Insurance they are denying the claim because the PAO wasn’t to repair an injury, but was to prevent re-injury after the initial repair.

I am currently still under contract with Zuffa. In fact, Sean Shelby called me this afternoon to offer my the fight with Pat Healy on Jan 12. I told him I’d take the fight but that they’d have some trouble getting me cleared buy the doctors as I’m still on crutches and will be until Jan 3rd. He said that if I beat Pat, they would bring me to the UFC. When he found out that I was injured, he told me that I would not be brought over to the UFC but to get a win at 145 after I’m healed and they will look at bringing me on. I was flattered to get the shot at Healy, a title shot has always been a dream and yea, I’m crazy (and broke) enough to take that fight even in the shape I’m in. So while I am officially still under contract with Zuffa, I was told to expect my release early next year.