Trevor Peek received’t be combating anytime quickly attributable to an unlucky accident.
What seemed like a routine coaching session for Peek led to calamity when the fighter suffered a freak leg damage whereas understanding on the UFC Efficiency Institute in Las Vegas. Peek was scheduled to battle Jeong Yeong Lee in a featherweight bout at UFC Des Moines on Could 3, however that bout is off now.
Peek revealed his damage in an Instagram publish, which may be seen under.
“I really fractured my leg on the efficiency institute on Friday,” Peek stated in a video. “It’s not a nasty fracture, I nonetheless need to go get CT scans within the subsequent day or two and work out if I’ve acquired any type of ligament harm or something like that.
“I want I had a cool story how I did it, however I acquired on some mushy mats and was simply bounce roping. I used to be alternating every leg, I’d been bounce roping 20-something minutes, acquired somewhat drained, somewhat careless, and wasn’t paying consideration. Come down with all my weight on my left leg and it seemed like a shotgun every time it went off, it popped.”
Peek was booked to make his first look of 2025 following an 0-2 2024 marketing campaign. He’s coming off consecutive losses to Yanal Ashmouz and Charlie Campbell, which dropped his UFC file to 1-3.
Had the damage not occurred on firm property, Peek believes he may need been capable of conceal it and nonetheless make it to battle night time.
“Sadly, I used to be on the UFC’s premises every time I did it, in order that they knew about it,” Peek stated. “If there was a method to simply tape this factor and get by and never let anyone know, I actually would have tried my finest to make Could 3 occur. I’ve all the time rolled with the punches and I’ve actually acquired in there with some fairly unhealthy accidents and simply my well being not the most effective at instances. This subsequent battle goes to be actual necessary for my profession so possibly it’s best that it labored out that I did it on their premises as a result of they made the chief resolution to drag me.”
Peek added he spoke to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby, they usually hope to discover a spot for him on the upcoming Nashville occasion on July 12. It’s not but recognized if officers will try and discover a new opponent for Lee.
