Volkan Oezdemir Undergoes Significant Surgery Following UFC Moncton

ByMike Straus
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Former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir is going to be sidelined for a while.

Oezdimer is coming off a submission loss to Anthony Smith at October 27’s UFC Fight Night 138rom Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Not too long after the defeat, Oezdimer decided to have a procedure done on his knee that would help clear up existing damage.

He shared a pre-surgery update via Instagram, and the 29-year-old was surprisingly in good spirits.

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Although he had a fantastic 2017, 2018 has been a bit of a setback for Oezdemir.

He started off the year by falling to champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 220. The current top pound-for-pound fighter in the world smothered and dominated him en route to a TKO finish.

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Then he had to cancel fights with Alexander Gustafsson and Shogun Rua due to injuries. The surgery will seemingly end a bad year for the Swiss slugger.

Mike Straus @AKAstraus21 is a credentialed MMA journalist and a member of the MMAJA. He has been a fan of the sport since its inception and has been covering the sport professionally for three years. In the past, he has produced content for Fansided's Cagepages, mma-media.com, and Combatpress.com. He currently contributes for MyMMANews.com, he is a staff writer for Cagesidepress.com, and LowKickMMA.com. He most recently began writing for BJPenn.com.

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