Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier, and Jorge Masvidal sat down together and shared details of the injuries and surgeries they endured throughout their careers. Weidman revealed a titanium rod was inserted into his leg after his fracture and that he also has metal in his hands, while Poirier described having a pin removed from a broken arm and disclosed that he carries a rib-cartilage septum implant from a donor after two nasal surgeries. Poirier added that he declined a third nasal operation because he wanted to fight Max Holloway, with doctors warning that a fourth surgery could compromise blood supply and cost him his nose entirely.
Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier, and Jorge Masvidal recently sat down together to discuss the physical toll their careers have taken, sharing candid details about the surgeries and injuries each has endured over the years.
Weidman, 42, carries a 16-8 record built across a career that includes some of the sport's most memorable heavyweight and middleweight moments. The Serra-Longo Fight Team product stands six-foot-two with a 78-inch reach and averaged 3.27 takedowns per 15 minutes at his peak. In the conversation, he revealed that a titanium rod was inserted into his leg following his well-documented fracture, and that he also has metal hardware in his hands from separate damage sustained during his fighting career.
Poirier, 37, holds a 30-10 record and has long been one of the most active strikers in the sport, landing 5.24 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy across his career. The American Top Team southpaw disclosed that a pin was removed from a broken arm and, perhaps more strikingly, that he carries a rib-cartilage septum implant sourced from a donor following two nasal surgeries. He told the group that he chose to skip a recommended third nasal procedure specifically because he did not want to delay a fight with Max Holloway, with doctors cautioning that a fourth surgery could compromise blood supply and potentially cost him his nose entirely.
Masvidal, 41, rounds out the trio with a 35-17 record. The American Top Team veteran stands five-foot-eleven with a 74-inch reach and averaged 4.05 significant strikes per minute over his career, though the conversation centered on shared experiences rather than any specific injury update from him.
Why it matters
- The discussion offers a rare, unfiltered look at the long-term physical costs elite fighters absorb over full careers.
- Weidman's titanium hardware and Poirier's donor-cartilage implant illustrate how modern sports medicine keeps fighters competing through injuries that would end careers in earlier eras.
- Poirier's decision to forgo surgery in order to pursue a fight highlights the personal risk calculations fighters routinely make outside the public eye.
