Alan Patrick (12-0) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist. It was supposed to fight at the next UFC (179), but unfortunately, its name had to be removed from the card.
In training, he received kneeing to the jaw that he fractured his jaw (see lower photo).
In his own words, he plans to fight again in the Octagon in December only.
He says: "I was training and was hit by a knee. I was using a mouthguard, but it hit the bottom of my mouth. I have never been hit by such a knee before. It went right into my chin. Now, I will have to put a flat titanium on my chin. If I wasn't going to be hit anymore, I wouldn't have to do it, but as a fighter, I have to be cautious...In about a month, I'll be able to abstract doing cardio, and after another month, I'll summary with the soft-contact training. I expect to fight in December."
