Earlier this week, it was announced that due to an injury suffered during training, UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra will be unable to compete against Matt Hughes at UFC 79 on December 29th.
According to Dave Metlzer, Serra was training with Matt Arroyo on Monday when his back went out. It was serious to the point he had to practically be carried to the hospital. And after an MRI, he had to be carried off the table. The injury was determined to be a herniated disc. Serera didn’t tell anyone about the injury at first, hoping it would heal. He visited a chiropractor, which aggrivated the injury even worse. When doctors told him there was no way he could fight on Dec. 29, he made the news public.
UFC.com then broke the news that since Serra’s injury will keep him out of action for upto 5 months, Matt Hughes will instead face Georges St. Pierre in a five-round main event for the interim welterweight title. When Serra recovers from his herniated disc, a match will be put together to unify the championship.
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