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Alexander Volkanovski says a blood infection almost cost him his leg — and he caught it just in time. (Getty)
Alexander Volkanovski almost lost his left leg after repeatedly peppering Jose Aldo with kicks in his UFC 237 victory in Rio de Janeiro on May 11.
During the layover in Chile, Volkanovski said he had a fever and was feeling delirious, prompting him to seek medical attention. He was rushed to a hospital. The swelling and redness around his foot wasn’t just due to the repeated blows he delivered in the fight. He learned he had a blood infection.
Doctors: Layover saved Volkanovski’s leg
Had he gotten on his next connection to New Zealand, doctors told him he probably wouldn’t have had time to save his leg.
“If I had got on that second flight, what they were really concerned about was the infection getting into my tendons and bones, Volkanovski told The Telegraph. “Especially with the air pressure in the cabin. I’ve been told they would’ve had to turn the flight around but, even then, by the time I got onto the antibiotics ... you’re talking the type of problems that end a career.
“It was so serious my leg could have been amputated. There was even a chance I could have died.”
Volkanovski said he had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius — which converts to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
In an update he provided from the Chile hospital last week, Volkanovski praised the medical team taking care of him and delivered the news that he was past the worst.
Alexander Volkanovski says a blood infection almost cost him his leg — and he caught it just in time. (Getty)
Alexander Volkanovski almost lost his left leg after repeatedly peppering Jose Aldo with kicks in his UFC 237 victory in Rio de Janeiro on May 11.
During the layover in Chile, Volkanovski said he had a fever and was feeling delirious, prompting him to seek medical attention. He was rushed to a hospital. The swelling and redness around his foot wasn’t just due to the repeated blows he delivered in the fight. He learned he had a blood infection.
Doctors: Layover saved Volkanovski’s leg
Had he gotten on his next connection to New Zealand, doctors told him he probably wouldn’t have had time to save his leg.
“If I had got on that second flight, what they were really concerned about was the infection getting into my tendons and bones, Volkanovski told The Telegraph. “Especially with the air pressure in the cabin. I’ve been told they would’ve had to turn the flight around but, even then, by the time I got onto the antibiotics ... you’re talking the type of problems that end a career.
“It was so serious my leg could have been amputated. There was even a chance I could have died.”
Volkanovski said he had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius — which converts to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
In an update he provided from the Chile hospital last week, Volkanovski praised the medical team taking care of him and delivered the news that he was past the worst.
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