Media Kevin Holland's rib injury GIFS

brody_in_ga said:
As someone who's suffered a rib injury, it's unbelievably painful... and often takes a long time to heal. I didn't feel normal for months.
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I had a severely bruised rib contusion in 2009. I was half bedridden for months. Anything I ate would go directly through my body and come out in liquid form. I couldn't take more than 1/10th of a breath or it felt like my lungs were gonna explode. I got down to 117 pounds (now up to 170). It is absolutely horrific. I wouldn't wish that kind of pain on anyone.
 
This what we get for putting Holland on the mains.
 
Holland knew he was screwed, but also didn't want to not put on a show. He made the best choice because there was no way he even could've landed a hail mary with that kind of injury.
 
If it was dislocated (sostochondral separation), I've popped a rib out twice - not close to the most painful injury IME, barely hurt after just popping it back in by moving around a bit (back to working in a kitchen the next day the first time, but it took quite a while to not feel like it was gonna pop out again, still a sore connection a couple years after the last dislocation), but it was freaky to see a few inches of rib protruding, especially the first time around. Maybe it can be more painful tho, plus my pain tolerance is high if there's no blood (since I was a kid things ppl make a big deal about aren't so painful...useful sometimes, but only if you also learn to listen to pain, to avoid injury).

It would've compromised all his movement - grappling, clinches, punches, breathing whatever. Even worse for a wild style like his. Plus fighting would damage the cartilage more and make the recovery harder. No way it's worth fighting with it.
 
brody_in_ga said:
As someone who's suffered a rib injury, it's unbelievably painful... and often takes a long time to heal. I didn't feel normal for months.
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I have had 4 separate rib injuries, 2 of them from kicks (one to the side and one spining heel kick to the chest) and two more from getting roughed up by way bigger guys.

I remember not being able to get up from bed normally, breathing or coughing was a chore as well, everything is just bad and you can't do ANYTHING to help it heal.
 
ElLunico said:
Props to the coach for saving Holland from himself. Thats very rare in MMA for a coach to do that.. Live to fight another day
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This. Joel Alvarez broke a rib a minute into the Tsarukian fight and decided to hang in there. Then he got a nasty cut just at the very end of the round. Had to be dragged to his corner cause be couldnt even stand up by himself and ,unexplicably, he was still allowed by his team to answer the bell. Got no extra respect by anyone after he got a beating, no "he was a warrior" or anything. People only mentioned how he got destroyed. He also made his injury worse and got sidelined for a very long time.
What Holland's team did was the smart thing. Fuck the ungrateful just bleed fans. It's a sport. Live to fight another day!!
 
Were were robbed of fun fight. Although I think Roman would have smashed him sooner or later.
 
Had a ribbon injury once from bjj. Took months to heal and made my life incredibly uncomfortable for several weeks. Very tough
 
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