Thompson revealed on Thursday, that it will take six to eight weeks for him to recover fully from the injury but the damage isn’t bad enough to call for a surgery.
“Hands are doing OK,” Thompson wrote. “Still hurting. but they’ll be all right,”
The former welterweight title contender ruled the ring from the very start at the Nov. 2 pay-per-view event. Although he displayed laser sharp accuracy, he did it at the expense of his hands. the fight ended with him taking home two scores of 30-26 with one tally of 29-27.
Post bout, both his hands swelled up, indicating severe injury. The injury was later verified as well and this week he has been given a rain check on surgery by a specialist. Thompson suffered two broken thumbs after a win over Jorge Masvidal back in 2017 as well.
As it stands today, Wonderboy will be ready to compete again by early 2020. He is still counted amongst the top-10 welterweight’s and ready to take on the world at the upcoming UFC gold.
