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MMA fighter had to have a testicle removed last week. - PFL fighter
Christian Lohsen , from Florida, ruptured the testicle during a training accident.
Floridian MMA fighter Christian Lohsen lost a testicle during a freak training accident, and is already joking about the incident.
"From now on, if you hit me in my last testicle, we aren't friends," he wrote last week on Instagram. "Lol."
The accident appeared to take place during a mixed martial arts practise session earlier this month.
A knee strike ruptured his left testicle, Lohsen said, and he required help to get to hospital.
After having the testicle surgically removed, he returned home.
"Doc said I won't lose testosterone or ability to have kids from this," Lohsen said. "If I lose the other one however it's a different story."
Lohsen, 26, has a pro MMA record of nine wins (six submissions and three decisions) against two losses.
The lightweight fighter has competed for regional organizations, Dana White's Contender Series - a promotion that funnels talent into the UFC - and the Professional Fighters League, which holds matches in a format that includes playoffs and a championship.
In a later comment on Instagram, Lohsen said he does not recommend "anyone to go through that," adding: "But since I'm stuck on the couch while recovering, I've found it crazy how many articles/comments/forums I've seen about what happened.
"I've seen support from people I don't remotely know and I've also seen a ton of good jokes that have given me a good, much needed laugh today.
"I will recover and be back! I've got great friends and family supporting me and the perfect wife taking care of anything and everything I've needed."