Xande Ribeiro out for 4 to 6 weeks

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Xande Ribeiro out for 4 to 6 weeks Thursday 15th of July 2010 04:05 PM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Eduardo Ferreira

Champion of ADCC in 2009, Xande Ribeiro took his kimono off to compete last weekend on the GP of Grapplers Quest, which would pay US$ 10 thousand for the champion, but he ended up being surprised by the countryman João Assis and loss by 4x2. On a chat with TATAME, Xande revealed that the leg-lock fit by his tormentor on the final, when the fight still pointed 2x0 to João, end up injuring his knee.

“The fight was going well, but I tried a takedown and he got me on the counterattack, doing what he does best, which is to tight a triangle with his legs. He got my leg and I defended it, but e tight my two legs and stuck there struggling. I suffered a leg-lock, I tried to defend myself and I hurt my knee”, explains the black belt, who ended up suffering an injury on his medial lateral ligament. “I already had a problem with my knee… The noise was really loud and everybody thought I had broken my knee or that he has broken my leg… It was the ligament. I went to the doctor and the MRI is scheduled for this week”, tells.

The need of a surgery will be set after the results of the exams, but until then the two-time absolute world champion of Jiu-Jitsu will have to handle his pain. “I can move my leg, but that’s it (laughs). It hurts a little, I’m taking some medicines, I can’t climb stairs, it’s impossible to hold my guard. I don’t know how serious it is, what will tell me is my MRI result”, said, being forced to postpone some of his plans. “I left everything aside now, I’ll take care of my health now which is more important. The time of recovery is, more or less, four to six weeks so that I can come back to my trainings. I’ll have to postpone several projects, but I’ll keep training as much as I can”, concluded.

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