“The Prince” noticed the tip of his blended martial arts (MMA) profession flash earlier than his eyes.
No. 3 ranked Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Flyweight Amir Albazi returns to motion at UFC Edmonton this weekend (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024) towards former two-time UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, which matches down inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Albazi has been out of motion for 16 months, and it was an enormous course of to get again as he handled a possible career-ending harm.
“Earlier than my Kai Kara-Fance struggle, I used to be combating some well being points, and I did not actually know what it was, however after my struggle, it confirmed that I had one thing known as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT),” Albazi informed media at UFC Edmonton media day (watch right here). “It is mainly an irregular heartbeat. My coronary heart charge would go as much as 239, so I needed to do a coronary heart surgical procedure.
Albazi revealed after coronary heart surgical procedure; the well being issues didn’t cease.
“After the center surgical procedure, I saved coaching for the struggle towards Brandon Moreno in Mexico Metropolis, after which my left arm actually stopped. I could not elevate my arm up, I could not jab, I could not do something, however I nonetheless saved coaching,” Albazi mentioned. “After I received my first MRI, the primary physician mentioned, ‘You should not be preventing anymore. Discover a 9-to-5.’ I saved going to totally different docs, and when the UFC docs discovered, they actually pulled me out of the struggle, and I needed to go straight into surgical procedure. They informed me I used to be one punch away from getting paralyzed. So, after that surgical procedure, right here I’m.”
Albazi’s 16-month layoff is the longest of his UFC profession, and it derailed his likelihood for a title shot in the interim. Nonetheless, with a win over Moreno this weekend, there’s a good likelihood he may get a shot in his subsequent outing.
“The Prince” is using a six-fight win streak and is ideal to date in UFC at 5-0.
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