The ex-champion of UFC on the average weight Anderson Silva, last night lost a technical knockout in a type of impossibility to continue fight because of a trauma, to Chris Weidman on UFC 168, successfully underwent an operation on merging of bones of the left foot. Over the anklebone of the Brazilian which has scattered in two from collision with the block of the rival, one of the best surgeons in the field of the traumatology, earlier operating John Jones, Anthony Pettis, Antonio Roderigo Nogeyra and many other known athletes conjured. While to speak about exact terms of recovery of Silva prematurely, the rehabilitation period can borrow about six months.

"Right after fight Anderson Silva it was delivered "fast" in hospital of Las Vegas where it was given necessary surgical help. Operation is successfully performed by the surgeon-orthopedist of UFC Stephen Sanders who inserted an intramedullyarny midstream into his tibial bone, having fastened fragments. Still it will spend any time in hospital under supervision of doctors, but any additional operations isn't planned. Restoration time after such injuries can be intensified of three months before half a year".

"Anderson is deeply touched by warm support of the admirers and all world MMA-community. While it didn't make any decision concerning the future, it is going to go for a family home where will pass the period of its restoration after a change" — is spoken in the official press release of UFC.