Tim Sylvia Wants UFC To Pay For 2nd Surgery For Injury Suffered At UFC 48 **Graphic Photos Inside**

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia lost the title to former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir at UFC 48 in 2004.

Sylvia lost the title due to a technical submission after Mir broke his arm during an arm bar attempt and that arm injury required surgery, which the UFC paid for.

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The fighter is now taking to Instagram to reveal that he needs a second surgery on the injured arm, sixteen years later, and the UFC is allegedly refusing to pay for it:

 

 

 

 

 

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So my arm been giving me problems for over a year now. The screws are backing out from my arm break when i fought @thefrankmir my dr. Contacted the @ufc cause it was paid for by them the first time. Sort of under workman’s comp. The ufc says it’s not there problem and will not cover it. I don’t have insurance and it’s going to cost well over 10,000 dollars to get fixed. Any thoughts on what i should do?

A post shared by Tim Sylvia (@timsylviamma1) on Jun 2, 2020 at 3:25pm PDT

There has been no comment yet from the UFC as to whether or not they will pay for Sylvia’s second arm surgery.