Luana Carolina will not fight until 2021 after hearing 3 'pops' in her leg during horrifying loss to 'Violence Queen' Ariane Lipski
- Luana Carolina will not fight again this year.
- The Brazilian competitor fought a flyweight match against Ariane Lipski at "Fight Island" last month, losing by kneebar submission in the first round.
- Carolina was in so much pain she had to be carried out of the Flash Forum arena in Abu Dhabi.
- She has now had further test results back in her native Brazil and doctors say a treatment plan will take four to six months to heal.
Luana Carolina will not be able fight again until 2021 because of "three pops" in her leg during a horrifying kneebar submission loss to the "Violence Queen" Ariane Lipski last month.
Lipski beat Carolina so bad in a flyweight match on the UFC's "Fight Island" that she had to be carried out of the Flash Forum arena in Abu Dhabi because she couldn't walk properly by herself.
While Lipski said she was "very happy" with the victory, Carolina was photographed in a wheelchair days later having torn at least one ligament.
The MMA Fighting journalist Guilherme Cruz reported Tuesday that Carolina's team wanted "more detailed exams" on the injury for when the fighter returned to Brazil.
Now the results are back, they show:
- A partial tear to her left knee's anterior cruciate ligament
- A medial tibia edema
Doctors say the injuries will take four to six months to heal, as a pre-existing injury will also be treated, MMA Fighting reported.
Though Carolina does not require surgery, she will be unable to train properly until 2021 at the earliest, and will likely not fight again until well into the new year.
The 27-year-old's pro record dropped to six wins (two knockouts, one submission, and three decisions) against two losses after her first round loss to Lipski.
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