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Gunnar Nelson issues statement on knee injury, says he’ll be ‘out for 8-10 weeks’

Popular UFC welterweight submission specialist Gunnar Nelson was supposed to fight Neil Magny at next month’s card in Liverpool, England, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. It’s been nine months since Nelson’s last appearance inside the Octagon, and now fans will have to wait a little longer for his return.

After news broke of Nelson’s injury, Gunnar released a statement on his Facebook page, and included his timetable for recovery.

Unfortunately I have to withdraw from my fight against Neil Magny on May 27th in Liverpool.