Fans feared the worst when former UFC strawweight Angela Magana slipped into a coma after undergoing emergency surgery to treat cauda equina syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects the spinal cord.
Magana, a mother of three, fell into a coma on Tuesday while under anaesthesia at the University Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and it wasn’t until Friday that the 35-year-old eventually woke up.
Magana, who said she thought she was going to die just moments before her operation, released a video shortly after she woke up to thank everybody for the support.
“Hi guys, I’m awake.