Former UFC fighter Tyson Pedro is set to be sidelined for a while.
The retired MMA fighter was booked to meet Australian heavyweight champion, Kris Terzievski, for the vacant WBC International Bridgerweight title, in his boxing debut on June 12.
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However, Pedro has called off the fight after suffering a grim injury in training.
On Wednesday, the 32-year-old took to social media to share a graphic photo showing his arm bending the wrong way during a boxing sparring session.
“Not the way you want to see your arm going,” Pedro captioned the Instagram post.
“Pretty devastated have to postpone the fight. Lucky it’s not a bad break and should be a quick turnaround. Thanks for the messages. Same mission, different timeline.”
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It has since been confirmed that Pedro suffered a fractured elbow, but he is confident that the recovery process will be swift.
“I’m devastated – but I have dealt with injuries before and there’s not much you can do,” Pedro told Wide World Of Sports.
“I’ve been busting my a***, but this is the nature of the fight game. When you are training this hard, you can expect to get these sorts of injuries.
“This feels pretty easy – knowing that it’s bone and not ligaments or tendons because then you know you’re in for the long haul. With bone, you can just give it a bit of time.
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“Six weeks, hopefully. It’s still the same mission, just a different timeline.”
Promoter and Australian boxing legend Danny Green was less optimistic about Pedro’s recovery timeline as he suggested the former UFC light-heavyweight needs to go under the knife.
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He added: “It’s probably too early to tell [how long he will be sidelined], we only just got the results back this morning. There is the strong possibility of him requiring surgery.”
Pedro put together a 10-5 record before retiring from MMA earlier this year.
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The 6ft 3in Australian fighter, who holds wins over Paul Craig and Khalil Rountree Jr., claimed his decision was motivated by family and financial issues.
Once a proper recovery timeline is in place, Pedro’s boxing debut against Terzievski will be rebooked for later this year.
