Good news for UFC heavyweight Antonio Silva: A long-planned surgery was apparently successful.
The fighter, who recently suffered a knockout loss to resurgent Andrei Arlovski in Sept. 13’s UFC Fight Night 51 headliner, posted a post-surgery photo this morning.
As “Bigfoot” wrote (via Instagram): “my surgery was a success, i’ll be back soon.Thank you to everyone who sent me their positive thoughts and energy”
As MMAjunkie reported prior to his fight, Silva suffers from acromegaly, a form of gigantism that occurs when the pituitary gland initially produces excess growth hormone and then eventually depletes production. According to the fighter’s manager, Alex Davis, it’s caused by a cyst on the pituitary gland.
Davis said the recent ban on testosterone-replacement therapy forced Silva to schedule the surgery. Davis said prior to the TRT ban, radiotherapy could have been used as an alternative. However, radiotherapy would also further lower Silva’s testosterone level, which is already well below the Mayo Clinic’s recommended average level for a man of his age of 250-1000 nanograms per deciliter.
Check out the previous story for more details on the procedure.
And for complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 51, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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