Christos Giagos won’t be fighting at UFC Paris after injuring his hand in a freak accident.
The veteran lightweight was scheduled to fight Benoit Saint Denis on Sept. 3, but Giagos announced Monday via Instagram that he sliced open a finger on his right hand during house cleaning and he has been forced to withdraw.
” “It hurts me to write this so I’ll be brief,” Giagos said. “I was getting some cleaning done and while wiping down a piece of my grill in the trash my hand hit a broken porcelain toilet and gashed my hand open, cutting a tendon in my pinky.
“Unfortunately due to the seriousness of my injury, I had to withdraw from the fight in Paris. Although I hoped that the injury would not be too severe so I could continue the fight in Paris, it wasn’t.
“I went to a hand specialist today to check the damage and had to undergo a minor surgery to reattach my pinky tendon. My focus is to get healed up as fast as possible. This pains me greatly, but I only have one thing that I can control: how fast I get back .”
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It is not yet known if officials will seek a replacement opponent to fight Saint Denis at UFC Paris.
Giagos (19-10) looked to snap a two-fight losing streak. This past June, he was submitted in the first round by Thiago Moises. In his second run with the UFC, Giagos has compiled a 4-4 record.
