Gunnar Nelson has misplaced one other combat reserving.
The 18-year professional, no stranger to bout adjustments, introduced Thursday he has been compelled to withdraw from his UFC 318 bout towards Neil Magny on account of a hamstring harm. Nelson defined the information by way of Instagram, following an preliminary report by Octagon Update.
“I gained’t get into any loopy particulars concerning the harm however I’ll inform you it’s a two-part harm, so there’s a tear in one of many muscle mass within the hamstring, which is a Grade 2b harm,” Nelson mentioned. “It’s not too dangerous, so it’s presumably one thing that we might have labored with.
“Nonetheless, the second harm is on the tendon contained in the muscle, which is a full thickness tear, so a Grade 4c harm and that’s a extra critical one. Principally, I’m completely ineffective on the subject of any sort of grappling situations. I’m not capable of wrestle or grapple or kick and apparently it is going to be one other eight weeks not less than till I can comfortably have any sort of grappling coaching at full pace. A minimum of eight weeks.”
Nelson, 36, is coming off of a choice loss to Kevin Holland this previous March. It was simply the third time “Gunni” had stepped into the octagon since 2022. The loss snapped a two-fight win streak for Nelson, who owns a 10-6 UFC file.
It isn’t but identified if a substitute opponent will probably be discovered for Magny or if his bout with Nelson will probably be re-booked. Nelson hopes to have the ability to compete earlier than the tip of 2025.
“The excellent news is I gained’t need to do surgical procedure so I’ll hopefully be good to go on the finish of the 12 months or late this 12 months, in order that’s my plan,” Nelson mentioned. “That’s the goal. I’m optimistic that I’ll get this sorted in just a few months, in a few months.”
UFC 318 takes place July 19 at Smoothie King Middle in New Orleans and is headlined by “BMF” champion Max Holloway combating Dustin Poirier in a trilogy bout that serves as the ultimate combat of Poirier’s profession.
