UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has revealed that he’s just undergone elbow surgery while he continues his rehabilitation after going under the knife to repair a torn pectroralis tendon back in October.
“Back out here in California with Dr. [Neal] ElAttrache, this time instead of doing a pec repair, we are working on my left elbow,” Jones said on Instagram stories. “I’m actually about one hour off the table. We had a two-hour surgery shaving down some bone spurs. The good news is it’s about a 10-week healing process, and I’m out for months anyway, because of this pec surgery, so I thought I’d just kill two birds and get this elbow taken care of once and for all.
“I appreciate all the support. Your boy’s back in the sling, back on this recovery journey. Still on this recovery journey. Sometimes you have to take a small step back in order to move forward, and I’m patient. I appreciate you guys support, your love and your positive energy, and I will be back. Love you all.”
As things stand it’s not clear when Jones will eventually be able to fight again, but he’s still expected to defend his title against Stipe Miocic when he does finally get back to full fitness, though interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has repeatedly called for a title unification bout first.
