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Stephan Bonnar says he's dealing with broken toe into Bellator 131 bout with Tito Ortiz
Oct 20, 2014 - 7:40:50 PM Stephan Bonnar says he's dealing with broken toe into Bellator 131 bout with Tito Ortiz

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I broke my toe a couple of weeks ago. I haven't missed a work out, you know. It just hurts. Tape it up and push through it and that's how it's always been. It's really no problem. I made it through the worst. Really, after you break the bone - whether it's a little foot bone, a hand, or toe - those first few weeks after you break it, oh those are the worst. But after those two weeks it just keeps getting better, and what's it's been? About three, three and a half [weeks] probably. And just yesterday Stich was teaching the pros class at One Kick Nick's gym, and we did a conditioning circuit where we had to do box pops and I was like 'there's no way I'm gonna be able to do this' and I was able to do it. So yeah, I made it from the worst and it's only getting better from here. Big bones take about six to eight weeks to heal, like say the humerus or you know bigger bones, but little fingers or little foot bones, even hands [take] four to six weeks. And it'll be four weeks I think on Thursday [16th of October]. So yeah, I mean it's already feeling good. So it's not going to be a factor at all. I'll be kicking full force with it comes to the fight."

-Stephan Bonnar reveals in an interview with Submission Radio that he's dealing with a broken toe suffered in training, but believes it will heal in time for his Bellator 131 bout with Tito Ortiz next month.

Penick's Analysis: If it's all healed up by the time the fight comes along, I suppose there's no harm in talking about the injury. That said, given what happened with Ryan Ford on the last WSOF card, the California commission should make sure all is well before clearing Bonnar to fight next month. It's a relatively minor injury, sure, but when fighters get through into a fight with an injury, the risk of aggravating an issue becomes worse, and the promotion and commission are liable at that point.