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Caio Borralho details the fight with Reinier de Ridder, who suffered a broken rib, underwent surgery and is preparing for UFC 334.
“I broke my rib two weeks before the fight with De Ridder. I fought with a completely broken rib. It was the craziest two weeks of my life – it was a mental war,” Borralho told Stake. “It was up to me if I would fight and thank God I managed to get through those two weeks and fight.”
Borralho said he continued to have pain after waiting 10 weeks for the rib to heal. An MRI showed the separation had worsened, he said, prompting emergency surgery the next day.
Asked if the UFC knew the severity of the injury before the fight, Borralho said he didn’t. His wife, coaches and team knew, but he hadn’t told his parents.
“No! Even my family didn’t know,” Borralho said. “My four coaches and the wider team knew, and my wife. But I didn’t tell my mum or dad. Fighting already worries them a lot, so I didn’t want them to worry more than they needed to, and I fought and I won!”
Surgery and recovery delayed Borralho’s return. He was hoping to compete in August, but is now set to meet Yousri Belgaroui at UFC 334 November 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.