UFC CEO Dana White has at all times stated that each time he steps away from bed within the morning, there’s one thing loopy and sudden he’s pressured to cope with behind the scenes.
The corporate has a historical past of conserving a lot of that in non-public and from the general public eye. It has been the case for almost all of UFC’s existence, however as time goes and entry turns into extra useful, there’s been further nuggets of footage which were shared for the world to see.
That’s maybe by no means been extra true than within the UFC’s new docuseries “Combat Inc: Contained in the UFC,” which debuted June 7 on The Roku Channel, and it primarily follows most of the backstage happenings all through the second half of 2023.
One of many main points the UFC encountered late within the 12 months got here when UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pressured to withdraw from the UFC 295 most important occasion in opposition to Stipe Miocic at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on simply 12 days’ discover.
Jones suffered a whole pectoral tear throughout a coaching session, and was dominated out from competing in opposition to Miocic on the Nov. 11 card. The UFC was pressured to scramble within the aftermath of the change, and consequently booked an interim heavyweight title battle on the cardboard with Tom Aspinall vs. Sergei Pavlovich.
Cameras for “Combat Inc: Contained in the UFC” had been following White and UFC CBO Hunter Campbell once they met with Jones within the aftermath of his withdrawal and has the outcomes of his MRI with the main points.
Jones was seemingly unaware concerning the severity of his damage when he met with White and Campbell, and cameras caught his real-time response to the analysis, in addition to the potential one-year timeline for him to get again to competitors.
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Jones subsequently underwent surgical procedure to restore the pectoral damage, however hasn’t but returned to motion.
“Bones” is predicted to make his comeback on Nov. 9 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York for the rescheduled title protection in opposition to Miocic.
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