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Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier, and Jorge Masvidal opened up about the physical toll of their careers, covering titanium rods, bone pins, and nose surgeries. Weidman described having a titanium rod inserted into his leg after his fracture, noting it offers no striking advantage and that metal implants in his hands cause him pain when punching. Poirier revealed he had a pin inserted for a broken hand, described the painful extraction process after six to eight weeks, and disclosed that a rib from a donor was used to reconstruct his nasal septum — a procedure that left him weighing whether to skip a third nose surgery in order to fight Max Holloway, fearing a fourth operation could cut off blood supply entirely.
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