UFCs Ryan Bader tears the MCL and PCL in his knee completely

by MMAmania.com on Apr 8, 2009 5:54 PM EDT

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That sucks.

by dana blanco on Apr 8, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

no it doesnt

by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 8, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

wil he ever be the same fighter again is my question

by ja434650 on Apr 8, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

WTF? He says he tore his MCL and PCL by going from half guard to side control? How the hell do you do that? And he says his knee usually pops when he does that, but this time, it felt more loose…

by BAH-TEE-STAH! BAH-TEE-STAH! on Apr 8, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like he had a trick knee and it finally gave way

by DAVE A on Apr 8, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

He might still be able to lay n pray on people. Harder to get the takedown now though.

by LJ on Apr 8, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

baders last fight was the first that i watched live. i guess ill give him another chance but damn that was the worst fight. i was more entertained watch quarry chase starnes and listening to kalibs hometown boo him.

by chris on Apr 8, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

Think about it: The first round of that fight was not boring or bad. Bader got solid takedowns and worked for submissions and ground and pound from the top. He showed some great speed in his sub attempts.

The second round and on was your basic lay ‘n pray snooze fest. That all happened after he blew out his knee. If it wasn’t for that knee injury he would have probably finished the fight in exciting fashion.

Give the guy a break. He completely destroyed his knee and was still able to win the fight. That’s not too bad.

None of his fights prior to this one were lay n’ pray victories so i don’t think that this will be a trend.

by DDT on Apr 8, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

good synopsis DDT, but this was only the second fight I ever fell asleep during (lindland 1st affliction being the other). He’s pretty boring and not very good…it’s a prerequisite for fighting out of arizona combat sports! lol

by kevin on Apr 8, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree DDT…he looked great in the 1st round and he really took the fight to Marello. The fact that he suffered that type of injury and won the fight says a lot about his heart and determination. I doubt many of us could have fought like that. It wasn’t a pretty win by any means and had he not had the injury and won the fight in the same fashion then I’d be disappointed.

I predict good things from Bader…he’s following in the footsteps of Rashad and has a similar pedigree and skill set yet not as advanced. I’d like to see him get out of that camp though…I just don’t see a lot of solid fighters with solid all around skill sets coming out of there.

by Buster Bluth on Apr 8, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Exactly DDT, I think this guy has a high pain tolerance and tremendous Will to Win! Anyone that talks shit about a guy that finished a fight with a Blown out knee, ‘not to mention WIN’ is/was never a competitive athlete.

by DAVE A on Apr 8, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Man this is F’d up! why the F are all these injuries happening?! Not just here, but also in other sports. Like the NBA for example. Man there are a ton of injuries! I remember when I was a kid that the NBA had virtually no inuries, or rather, injuries were really minimal. But now, man!

I wonder what these MMA fighters do to train. I know they’re pushing themselves during training. But don’t they know that it’s not good to push yourself to the point of tearing ACLs and MCLs? MAn this is sick. Hope the injury bug doesn’t bite anyone participating in main/co-main events. That would really suck!

by Syd[a.k.a."the Negation"] on Apr 8, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Hopfully buddy!!knock on wood

by NM on Apr 8, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

wouldnt be suprised if b**ch a** rashad evans gets “injured” before the fight with machida and waits for the big bucks match up with rampage, enter jardine to scout out machida for him

by brendan on Apr 8, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Man that would make me hate Rayshad even more.

by Syd[a.k.a."the Negation"] on Apr 8, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

See you in 2010 bader!

by DirtyML on Apr 8, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

wow once you damege your knee like that it never relly recovers hope he getts better

by Shadow side on Apr 8, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

that sucks cause i just tore my mcl, lcl, and acl in my left knee and the mcl in the right knee and im only 20

by ja434650 on Apr 8, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess I’ll have to find some other way to be bored out of my mind for a while.

by Ixian on Apr 8, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks for NOT giving me the props for handing this story to you Mania

by bulletproof tiger on Apr 8, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

I hope he gets better though!

by bulletproof tiger on Apr 8, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

His knee is not as bad as I thought I mean the mcl and pcl are not the primary ligaments so he will heal pretty fast. Now if he torn his acl then that some bad news, but nthing serious

by dominicanmma on Apr 9, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions

the MCL is no big deal they usually tear when you tear your ACL or PCL. tearing the the PCL is exactly opposite of tearing the ACL and just as crucial. he won’t be fighting for a year.

by rob u on Apr 11, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions