X-Ray Confirms Renan Barao Did Break Urijah Faber’s Rib

Following his unsuccessful interim bantamweight title bid at the weekend Urijah Faber said that he believed that Renan Barao may have broken his rib early in the fight, and a subsequent x-ray has now confirmed that to be the case.

“Congrats 2 @RenanBaraoUFC, He’s a tough dude,” Faber wrote on Twitter. “Broke my rib in the 1st with a great knee. Thank u 4 all the support.”

While the rib injury clearly didn’t help, Faber did state at the UFC 149 post-fight press conference that it wasn’t the only reason that he was unsuccessful against Barao, acknowledging that he has trouble with fighter’s like him and his Brazilian counter-part Jose Aldo who have a good sense of distance and utilize leg kicks well.

Check out the x-ray of Faber’s rib below.

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