{"id":264685,"date":"2017-11-30T05:48:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264685"},"modified":"2017-11-30T05:48:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T13:48:33","slug":"gokhan-saki-elaborates-injuries-forced-off-ufc-219-makes-exciting-promise-year-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gokhan-saki\/gokhan-saki-elaborates-injuries-forced-off-ufc-219-makes-exciting-promise-year-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Gokhan Saki elaborates on injuries that forced him off UFC 219, makes an exciting promise for the year 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately, UFC 219 has been dealt yet another blow. Kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki \u2013 perhaps one of the most hyped<\/a> prospects on the UFC roster \u2013 has been forced out of his planned bout with fellow slugger Khalil Rountree.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the former kickboxer posted to Instagram with more information on the injury that forced him off this card. More importantly, he made a very exciting promise with respect to the year 2018.<\/p>\n

See what Gokhan Saki had to say below:<\/p>\n

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As has been announced everywhere, i\u2019m not fighting on the UFC 219 card. I wanted to announce this myself but i needed some time to recover mentally from this bad news. I got injured during a training and went to the hospital for this. My team and management took the decision with the medical team that i needed treatment and i have to think of my health first. I didn\u2019t want to accept this but i\u2019m glad i have the right people around me. It felt like i let my fans and supporters down, i was really looking forward to this fight. So the bad news was a bitter pil to swallow. But this is top sports and injuries are unfortunately a part of it. I\u2019m recovering now and will be back in training soon. I want to thank my opponent Khalil for preparing for me and i wish him best of luck on December 30th. I want to thank all my fans\/supporters for their great messages and i promise you 2018 i will give you KNOCK-OUTS! One knee, no knee, i will be there violently!!!! Sizlerin de bildi\u011fi \u00fczere, UFC 219\u2019da d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fmeyece\u011fim. Her ne kadar bu k\u00f6t\u00fc haberi sizlerle payla\u015fan ilk ki\u015fi olmak isteseydim de mental olarak toparlanmaya ihtiyac\u0131m vard\u0131. Antrenman s\u0131ras\u0131nda ge\u00e7irdi\u011fim sakatl\u0131k \u00fczerine hastaneye gitmem gerekti. Ekibim, doktorlar\u0131n tedavi olmam gerekti\u011fi g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc dikkate alarak bu karar\u0131 ald\u0131. Kabul etmek zor olsa da sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 ilk planda tutmam gerekiyor. Bu d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015f\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fck bir heyecanla bekliyordum ve d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015femeyecek olmak bana sevenlerimi yar\u0131 yolda b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 hissettirdi. Bunun \u00fcstesinden gelmek olduk\u00e7a zordu. Ancak kabul etmek gerekiyor ki sakatl\u0131k da \u00fcst d\u00fczey sporlar\u0131n bir par\u00e7as\u0131. \u015eu anda tedavi s\u00fcrecindeyim ve yak\u0131n zamanda antrenmanlara ba\u015flayaca\u011f\u0131m. Rakibim Khalil\u2019e bu ma\u00e7a haz\u0131rland\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in te\u015fekk\u00fcr ediyor ve kendisine 30 Aral\u0131k\u2019taki m\u00fccadelesinde ba\u015far\u0131lar diliyorum. Ve siz t\u00fcm sevenlerime, destek\u00e7ilerime de\u011ferli mesajlar\u0131n\u0131z i\u00e7in te\u015fekk\u00fcr ediyorum. 2018\u2019de hepinize KNOCK-OUT s\u00f6z\u00fcm var! Gerekirse bir dizimle ya da dizim olmadan, her \u015feyimle orada olaca\u011f\u0131m!!! #ufc219 #ufc #kickboxing #boxing #mma #comeback #recovery #2018 #gokhansaki #fighter #fans #smile #power #knockouts #tur #turkiye #usa #lasvegas #la #hollywood #rotterdam #schiedam #fitdutchies #fit #healthy #t\u00fcrkiye<\/a><\/p>\n

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