Michael Bisping Undergoes Knee Replacement Surgery

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping retired from professional MMA competition after a loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night Shanghai.

The retired fighter has been dealing with some medical issues due to his long career as a professional MMA fighter, with the latest issue being that Bisping had knee replacement surgery.

Bisping documented the whole situation through Instagram and Twitter:

 

 

 

 

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So today I had a total knee replacement. I’ve suffered with ALOT of pain in my left knee ever since I tore my Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) while training with @georgesstpierre a week before the Ultimate Fighter 3 finale in 2005. With the hard training camps and my love of running the last 14 years have put so much strain on it that I have very advanced, extreme arthritis. I haven’t been able to fully extend my leg for a number of years and have just learned to live with the pain. The great @stevemoramd has been helping me over the years, operating when necessary and helping me manage the symptoms with various different treatments. Over the last 6 months the pain became so extreme and I couldn’t even walk my dogs around the block without being in absolute agony and having to call Rebecca to pick me up. After consulting a number of doctors at @restoreortho we decided the time had come to replace it.I was obviously apprehensive as I’m only 40, so there’s a good chance of having to have it redone in ten years or so (a revision to use the correct term) but I am genuinely excited to live a life without constant pain and limitations. Thank you to @oc_joint_replacement who carried out the actual operation and for generally being a great guy, @stevemoramd for always going above and beyond to help my family and I, also for being one of the coolest guys ever, and of course to all the staff and nurses that make this all possible. Here’s to a new chapter in life. New Knee, New Me!!!!!

A post shared by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Oct 17, 2019 at 4:13pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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My old knee at the top. You can see circled all the damage. Bone spurs and basically worn down. Supposed to be white, smooth and rounded. Below is my new robocop knee. Thank you to @restoreortho and to @oc_joint_replacement for carrying out the procedure. Don’t call it a comeback, but I’m back baby boy!!!

A post shared by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Oct 17, 2019 at 12:52pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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Knee replacement be done. Out of surgery about an hour. Thanks for all the well wishes people.

A post shared by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Oct 17, 2019 at 11:22am PDT

Led on the couch screaming in agony with a leg that’s swollen twice the size. Not my most favourite day — pic.twitter.com/HFPa8LEpYA

— michael (@bisping) October 18, 2019

There is no word yet on how long Bisping’s recovery will take or when the former middleweight champion is going to be back in the commentary booth for UFC events.