Report: Mamed Khalidov Incurred Multiple Fractures, Broken Orbital Bone in KO Loss at KSW 65
Mamed Khalidov after being knocked out by Roberto Soldic (image via KSW/YouTube)
By FCF Staff
Decorated fighter, Mamed Khalidov, has reportedly undergone successful surgery to repair multiple, facial injuries he incurred at KSW 65.
Khalidov faced Roberto Soldic at the recent event, who was moving up a weight class to challenge the now former, middleweight champ. Soldic, who is also KSW’s welterweight champ, brutally KO’d Khalidov with a left hand in round two
Since then, In The Cage PL reported that Khalidov required surgery to repair a broken orbital bone he incurred in the loss.
Mamed Khalidov before and after surgery at the MML Medical Center. During the press conference that has just ended, we saw these photos.
The x-ray image on the right shows a metal plate.
Dr. Michalik revealed that Mamed's eye socket collapsed by 1 cm. pic.twitter.com/cKlS9vhk2j— InTheCage.pl (@InTheCagePL) December 22, 2021
KSW sports director Wojslaw Rysiewski, also confirmed with MMA Fighting that Khalidov incurred multiple facial fractures in addition to a broken orbital bone.
With the defeat, the 41-year-old Khalidov’s record fell to 35-8-2. The 26-year-old Soldic’s record now stands at 20-3.
