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Ricardo Lamas says he fought at UFC Argentina with blood clot formed on long flight

Developing a blood clot on a long flight to your next bout is certainly an unlucky circumstance. But given the possible outcomes, Ricardo Lamas dodged a bullet in his most recent fight.

Lamas (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) met Darren Elkins (24-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) in the co-headliner of this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 140, which took place at Parque Roca Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Viewers probably couldn’t tell by Lamas’ dominant display, which ended with a last-minute TKO, but the featherweight had been dealing with a painful condition in the final days leading up to the fight.

What Lamas didn’t know was how dangerous the condition truly was. After getting what he’d originally thought was a muscle pull checked out, he discovered that he actually had developed a blood clot on his flight to Argentina.

“Things could’ve ended badly if the clot became dislodged during the fight,” Lamas said Wednesday on a social media post. “So I guess I also have to thank whoever was watching over me during the fight.”

Here’s Lamas’ full statement via Twitter:

My first day Argentina I noticed that my left calf muscle felt tight and sore to the touch, I thought maybe it was a small muscle pull or something of that nature, but as the week went on it worsened. The day of the fight I had someone work on it and try to get the muscle to release and it was extremely painful. After getting it checked out by the doctors and having an ultrasound done on the muscle, it turns out I formed a blood clot in my calf muscle during the flight to Argentina from being seated in a tight area for so long. Things could’ve ended badly if the clot became dislodged during the fight. So I guess I also have to thank whoever was watching over me during the fight. So I guess I can say I ‘fought with a blood clot blood clot!’ (Rasta voice)

Thankfully, things turned out just fine for Lamas, who left the octagon with a much-needed victory. “The Bully” is now back on track after suffering back-to-back losses to Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic.

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 140, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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