I've had six knee operations, and I can't imagine coming back to serious MMA training in that timeframe. I've had serious setbacks and re-injuries doing stuff that doesn't even register on the scale of what a pro fighter puts themself through. Those guys are all fucking nuts.
I've only had one, though I should have had more. I did turn a leg 180 degrees backwards, CCW at the knee, but still...
I've had arguments repeatedly over the years with the same friends every 6mo or so when they want to start pressuring me to go running with them. And every 6mo it's like "How many times do we have to rehash this? My knees are fucked. Stop asking me" . One friend is convinced that if I were to start running then all my knee instability and pain would just 'go away'. FFS. It hurts to even jog to my car when it's raining.
I would be legitimately terrified of someone attacking my leg in MMA.
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