{"id":173863,"date":"2015-10-29T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=173863"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:36:13","slug":"mcgregor-fought-mendes-with-serious-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mcgregor-fought-mendes-with-serious-acl-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"McGregor fought Mendes with serious ACL injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After defeating Chad Mendes for the interim UFC featherweight championship at UFC 189, it was revealed by McGregor and his coach that he had a knee injury that prevented him from kicking for a portion of his training camp.<\/p>\n<p>While no further details were given, McGregor has now revealed that he tore almost all of his ACL.<\/p>\n<p>During a Q&#038;A with fans in Dublin McGregor explained the extent of the injury.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Fourteen weeks before the fight I tore 80 percent of my ACL.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I had a lot of experience coming back from that injury. 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