After her split decision win over Carla Esparza at UFC 225 earlier this month, Claudia Gadelha will undergo surgery to mend a knee injury.
Following her win, Gadelha told MMA Fighting that two weeks prior to the fight she suffered a knee and thigh injury, but due to the guidance of the UFC performance institutes’ physiotherapist, she decided to not pull out of the fight.
“I badly injured my knee, everyone at the UFC (Performance) Institute knows that because I was treated by the institute’s physiotherapist. (The physiotherapist) was the only reason I didn’t pull out of the fight.