Mark Munoz undergoes successful surgery, expects UFC return in May (Pic)

by Jesse Holland on Jan 20, 2012 10:21 AM EST in UFC News

Mark Munoz tweets a few pics from the recovery room after having elbow surgery to alleviate some pesky bone spurs.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender Mark Munoz underwent successful surgery on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2012) to remove bone spurs and floating "chips" on and around his elbow.

That's the joint.

Here's the jam: The recovery period is four to six weeks, with a timetable of May 2012 for his Octagon return. The "Filipino Tweeting Machine" updated fans on his progress via the popular social media platform.

The injury forced Munoz to withdraw from his UFC on FOX 2 match-up against Chael Sonnen, paving the way for British bad boy Michael Bisping to step up and get his shot. "The Count" had to abandon Demian Maia to do it, but Chris Weidman was more than willing to step in and take his place.

That means division champion Anderson Silva will have an opponent named at the conclusion of the Jan. 28 network televised event from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It also puts the winner of Maia vs. Weidman at the forefront of the 185-pound contenders.

Will Mark Munoz be waiting for him?

More on the recent UFC on FOX 2 shake up by clicking here.

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i really really really

really wish he didn’t get injured. I was soo excited to watch him GnP Sonnen into pulp

you should totally twitter that on your facebook

by ~Peregrine on Jan 20, 2012 10:28 AM EST reply actions

same here :( now I have to hope fuckin Bis of all people pulls it off.

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by freenow82 on Jan 20, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions

This fucker couldn't even gnp Okami.

Ron Paul 2012. Roll Tide Roll. Nick Diaz UFC Champ 2012.

Hank_Mardukas just now found the gif of Andy dropping Chael with an elbow...bravo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 20, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions

Man.. that looked like a lot of bone...

Is that a normal amount to be floating around in your joints?

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Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week

by enzo-enormous on Jan 20, 2012 10:36 AM EST reply actions

Nope. Probably why he needed surgery. ha

by naturalshadow on Jan 20, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

haha that was a bad way to ask the question...

What I am really wondering, is if that is a lot of bone to remove for this type of surgery. Or if that is a common amount

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Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week

by enzo-enormous on Jan 20, 2012 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

That seems like a lot.

Some of those pieces are huge.

Ron Paul 2012. Roll Tide Roll. Nick Diaz UFC Champ 2012.

Hank_Mardukas just now found the gif of Andy dropping Chael with an elbow...bravo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 20, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

Whatis note worthy though, is that is the same amount of elbow bone that they took out of Vera's face after the Bones fight.

Ron Paul 2012. Roll Tide Roll. Nick Diaz UFC Champ 2012.

Hank_Mardukas just now found the gif of Andy dropping Chael with an elbow...bravo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 20, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions

boo-yah!

My daddy didn't come to my play in 2nd grade so now I do MMA.

by RandyCouture'sDivorceLawyer on Jan 20, 2012 1:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

It's ok I've done this before. Just relax.

"It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed."

by Swedish Chef smerdy herdy verdy on Jan 20, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

I thought munoz vs sonnen was a more intriguing match-up

But bisping filling in is good.I think we all know who silva will be cheering for.

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by letter19 on Jan 20, 2012 10:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Of course he will be cheering for the guy he already made tap.

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by freenow82 on Jan 20, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

Or he will be cheering for the guy who he hasn't faced yet, since Anderson has already stated he is not a fan of rematches.

Ron Paul 2012. Roll Tide Roll. Nick Diaz UFC Champ 2012.

Hank_Mardukas just now found the gif of Andy dropping Chael with an elbow...bravo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

by EdSoares'Contribution on Jan 20, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

I honestly think he doesn't even think about that shit. It's us fans who worry about that stuff, he just trains and lives his life with his family. When it's time to fight, he shows up.

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by freenow82 on Jan 20, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions

he watches fight just like everybody else

And has an abvious interest in the outcome of certain fights just like anyone else in this proffesion

"How much more success can I obtain? If the sky is the limit then I'm living amongst the clouds"-letter19

by letter19 on Jan 20, 2012 11:02 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

fights,obvious,*profession

"How much more success can I obtain? If the sky is the limit then I'm living amongst the clouds"-letter19

by letter19 on Jan 20, 2012 11:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

man, you'd be surpised

…at how many of these fighters don’t watch the other fights until they are training for them as a future opponent so they watch their previous fights as training tools.

It’s bizarre, but I’ve heard numerous times when a reporter asks what a fighter thought of a certain fight and he says “I haven’t watched it yet but I heard…”

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by daniel worby on Jan 20, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions