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Gokhan Saki successfully undergoes first of two surgeries on fractured elbows

Former GLORY kickboxing champion Gokhan Saki hasn’t competed inside the UFC cage in July 2018.

Former Glory kickboxing champion [autotag]Gokhan Saki[/autotag] hasn’t competed in the UFC since July 2018.

Over the span of his 23-month absence from competition, Saki (1-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has remained largely quiet and out of the spotlight. However, in an Instagram post on Monday, Saki revealed he recently underwent a successful surgical procedure.

According to Saki, the surgery was the first of two to repair a pair of fractured elbows. While he did not give a timeline for his second surgery, Saki wrote he hopes to return to training a few weeks after the second procedure.

“Update for my followers,” Saki wrote (edited for grammar). “After a year of pain and injections in my elbows, they found out that in both elbows I have fractured pieces that caused pain and inflammations. My first surgery is done and it went (well). Second to come. Within a few weeks, I can resume the training hopefully without any pain and obstacles. For every level, there is another devil, that’s life. But remember the darker the night, the brighter the morning, so we never ever give up. Keep you guys posted. Thank you all.”

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Saki has split his two UFC appearances. After a successful promotional debut against Luis Henrique da Silva, Saki was knocked out by Khalil Rountree in 96 seconds at UFC 226.

In March 2019, Saki was briefly linked to a booking against Saparbeg Safarov, but withdrew due to injury.

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Update for my followers. After a year of pain and injections in my elbows they found out that in my both elbows I have fractured pieces. That caused pain and inflammations. My first surgery is done and it went ✅. Second to come. Within a few weeks I can resume the training hopefully without any pain and obstacles. For every level, there is another devil, that’s life. But remember the darker the night, the brighter the morning so we never ever give up. Keep you guys posted. Thank you all.

A post shared by Gokhan Saki (@gokhansaki) on Jun 22, 2020 at 4:29am PDT

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Combat Rewind, May 26: Galore Bofando doing Galore Bofando things

Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

King of the Cage – Alliance: [autotag]Joey Miolla[/autotag] vs. [autotag]France Atala[/autotag] – May 26, 2014
GLORY 1: [autotag]Gokhan Saki[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Carter Williams[/autotag] – May 26, 2012
Pancrase 305: [autotag]Kaneaki Watanabe[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yasutaka Kato[/autotag] – May 26, 2019
HOOKnSHOOT – Masters: [autotag]Jutaro Nakao[/autotag] vs. [autotag]LaVerne Clark[/autotag] – May 26, 2001
UCMMA 28: [autotag]Galore Bofando[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Wendle Lewis[/autotag] – May 26, 2012
GLORY 1: [autotag]Nieky Holzken[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alex Harris[/autotag] – May 26, 2012

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.

Combat Rewind, April 6: Top highlights include the frightening ‘Turkish Tyson’

Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

- GLORY 6: [autotag]Max Baumert[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ismail Uzuner[/autotag] – April 6, 2013
- ProFC 53: [autotag]Alexandr Shabliy[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Arsen Ubaidulaev[/autotag] – April 6, 2014
- GLORY 6: [autotag]Marc de Bonte[/autotag] vs. [autotag]L’houcine Ouzgni[/autotag] – April 6, 2013
- ProFC 53: [autotag]Akhmed Aliev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dimitry Zebroski[/autotag] – April 6, 2014
- GLORY 6: [autotag]Gokhan Saki[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Daniel Ghita[/autotag] – April 6, 2013

MMA injury report: Stephen Thompson avoids surgery; Henry Cejudo on schedule

The latest in notable MMA injuries, including updates on Stephen Thompson, Dustin Poirier, Henry Cejudo, and more.

It’s no secret that MMA is a grueling sport. Injuries occur everywhere from the training room to the cage, and sometimes even beyond that.

Injuries can cause the best set plans to fall by the wayside, derail careers or worse. Still, though, the overwhelming majority of fighters overcome their physical setbacks and eventually find their way back to competition.

Below MMA Junkie tracks the latest in notable MMA injuries, including updates on former interim UFC lightweight champ Dustin Poirier, multi-time UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson, dual UFC champ Henry Cejudo and more.

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Stephen Thompson

Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) confirmed to MMA Junkie that he will not require surgery on either hand after damaging them in his “Fight of the Night” victory over Vicente Luque at UFC 244, news that was first reported by MMA Fighting.

According to “Wonderboy,” he is still dealing with some pain and swelling in both hands, but a doctor confirmed no operation will be necessary. Thompson expects his hands to be healed within eight weeks, and at that point he can begin looking at his next fight.

Dustin Poirier

Former UFC interim lightweight champion [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (26-6 MMA, 17-5 UFC) is engaging in daily physical therapy sessions after undergoing hip surgery Oct. 24 to repair a lingering injury.

“The Diamond” told MMA Junkie his rehab is currently on track, and Poirier is targeting a return to the octagon in March against a high-profile opponent in the lightweight or welterweight division.

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