Zach Makovsky sidelined until mid-2018 after 'first serious injury' of career

Former Bellator champ and UFC veteran Zach Makovsky won’t see competitive action for the next several months after suffering a torn ACL.

Makovsky (20-9) did not reveal how his injury occurred, but the flyweight did share to his social media followers that he’s likely to be out of action for the first half of the year while he rehabilitates (via Instagram):

Sidelined…They say winter is a season of recovery and preparation, and this is my likely viewpoint for the first half of 2018. Unfortunately, I’ve suffered the first serious injury of my career, a torn acl. I plan on doing whatever I can to make a full recovery and have a stellar last couple years of competition. ??:@supersaiyanmagicalgirl

A post shared by Zach Makovsky (@zach_makovsky) on Dec 29, 2017 at 12:32pm PST

Sidelined…They say winter is a season of recovery and preparation, and this is my likely viewpoint for the first half of 2018. Unfortunately, I’ve suffered the first serious injury of my career, a torn acl. I plan on doing whatever I can to make a full recovery and have a stellar last couple years of competition.

Makovsky, 34, has been a professional fighter since December 2006. During that time he’s competed for various organizations against some of the top names in the sport. He won titles under the Bellator and RFA banners before debuting with the UFC in December 2013, where he had an up-and-down run.

“Fun Size,” who trains out of Tristar Gym in Montreal, parted ways with the UFC after a stretch of four losses in five fights. He signed with ACB in mid-2017 and has since gone 1-1, with his most recent bout being a unanimous-decision loss to Yoni Sherbatov at ACB 72 in October

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