{"id":228958,"date":"2017-03-21T08:18:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228958"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:42:05","slug":"stephen-thompson-gives-updates-injury-resulting-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/stephen-thompson-gives-updates-injury-resulting-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson gives updates on injury and resulting surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-209\/ufc-209-results-stephen-thompson-vs-tyron-woodley\/\">his competitive UFC 209 loss to reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley<\/a>, we learned that Stephen Thompson had sustained an injury to his MCL. In an interview with BJPENN.COM&#8217;s Chris Taylor, Thompson clarified that, while his MCL was indeed injured, it would not require surgery. He would, however, require surgery for an injured meniscus.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt was the MCL, but the doctors said that injury would heal on its own,&#8221; Thompson told Taylor.\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201cI have surgery tomorrow on my right knee. It is nothing too serious, just a torn meniscus.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u00a0meniscus surgery is now in the rear-view. In a Tuesday morning video posted to his social media accounts, a very-medicated Thompson assured that the surgery was a resounding success.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/325284750708\/videos\/10154858566720709\/<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Everything went good, yay!&#8221; a loopy Thompson said after a short, nearly indecipherable update on the surgery.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A successful surgery, of course, means that Thompson will be able to return to training in the not too distant future \u2013 something he told Taylor he was excited for.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I am excited to get back to training,&#8221; the recent title challenger said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In his talk with Taylor, Thompson also weighed in on the options for his next fight. Though the two-time welterweight title challenger has seen the recent discussions about a fight between him and Gunnar Nelson, he assured this would probably not be his next challenge. Instead, he suggested <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-sights-set-two-former-champions\/\">he&#8217;s likely to face one of two former champions<\/a>: Robbie Lawler or Carlos Condit.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;[Gunnar and I] will probably face each other one day but right now I have my sights set on Carlos Condit or Robbie Lawler.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who do you want to see Stephen Thompson fight when he&#8217;s healed up and ready to return to the cage?\u00a0Make your opinions heard in the comments section! Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/21\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after his competitive UFC 209 loss to reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, we learned that Stephen Thompson had sustained an injury to his MCL. In an interview with BJPENN.COM&#8217;s Chris Taylor, Thompson clarified that, while his MCL was indeed injured, it would not require surgery. He would, however, require surgery for an injured meniscus. 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