Daniel Cormier told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” that he tore his right adductor muscle and is debating whether or not to have surgery. The UFC light heavyweight and former Oklahoma State All-American wrestler said he could return to the Octagon by February or March depending on treatment of the injury.
Cormier said doctors have given him a choice to rest, receive platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections or have surgery. Resting would delay Cormier’s return for five months. PRP treatments would speed up his return as soon as eight weeks.
"It's a weird deal, because I always try not to have surgery,” Cormier said.