In a disappointing turn of events, Sean Brady has been forced to withdraw from the highly anticipated UFC 290 fight.
Despite suffering a defeat in his last bout against Belal Muhammad, Brady is widely regarded as a top contender in the division.
The matchup was considered to be one of the most intriguing fights on the card. However, due to his injury, Brady will be replaced by Josiah Harrell, who will now face off against Jack Della Maddalena in what promises to be an exciting clash at UFC 290.
In a recent Instagram post, Sean Brady opened up about the seriousness of his current situation. He shared how crucial and challenging his issue is, expressing the gravity of the circumstances.
He also apologies to Jack Della for not making it into the UFC 290.
Brady wrote on his injury and reason for withdrawing form UFC 290
“Hey guys, as most of you know, I recently had to withdraw from my fight next weekend. I noticed a small blister on my left elbow after training on Monday night and woke up with pretty bad swelling and pain. As most of you know, I had a pretty serious staph infection in 2021 which resulted in surgery and 4 weeks of IV antibiotics through a picc line.
“My wife, being a nurse, took a look at my arm on Tuesday morning. He told me it would be the best idea to go to the hospital. (For what we thought would be 1 dose of iv antibiotics) and get discharged and go about the rest of my camp and head to Vegas. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. My arm continued to swell and wasn’t taking well to the antibiotics.
“Swelling and pain got worse, the orthopedic surgeon had to drain my elbow twice and send cultures to determine the correct antibiotic course. Thankfully by Thursday they were able to pinpoint that strep pyogenes group a was growing in my left elbow which quickly spread to my bursa causing a septic bursitis. I was able to get discharged but still having some swelling and the doctor said there’s no way I’m able to fight and I need to let this heal.
“I’m crushed because I put my heart and soul into this sport and this camp. I sacrificed going on a honeymoon with my wife, spent money I’ll never get back. But things happen man and I’ll be back stronger than ever.”
Brady went on to apologize to Jack Della Maddalena for having to withdraw rom UFC 290.
Quotes via his Instagram
