ONE Championship: Gantumur Bayanduuren’s leg injury ‘like a motorcycle accident’ says doctor

Mikey Musumeci left Mongolian’s leg ‘completely detached’ with Bangkok hospital doctor describing ‘catastrophic injury’ as potentially career ending

‘I don’t think it was a wise move for him to not tap,’ says ONE boss Chatri Sityodtong, who revealed doctor’s diagnosis after ONE Fight Night 6

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Mikey Musumeci attacks a leg lock against Gantumur Bayanduuren at ONE Fight Night 6. Photos: ONE Championship.

Published: 4:20pm, 18 Jan 2023Updated: 10:34pm, 18 Jan 2023

The doctor who tended to Gantumur Bayanduuren’s horrific injuries sustained in a leg lock from Mikey Musumeci said they were reminiscent of a motorcycle accident, according to ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong.

The Post revealed on Tuesday that the 26-year-old Mongolian tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee, and suffered a broken ankle, after refusing to tap to an eight-minute leg lock attempt from flyweight submission grappling champ Musumeci at the ONE Fight Night 6 card in Bangkok last Saturday.

Somehow, Bayanduuren was able to walk out of the Circle at Impact Arena, despite Musumeci saying he felt everything in his title challenger’s knee “rip like cardboard”.

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But he was later pictured in a full leg cast, and understatedly wrote on Instagram, “Oh well, I am going to take some time off my training”.

“The doctor at the hospital described Gantumur’s injury as akin to a motorcycle accident, where the leg completely detaches, that’s how bad the knee was – meaning he completely ripped off his MCL, LCL, ACL and meniscus,” Chatri told the Post.

“There was nothing holding the knee together except muscle, and the ankle was broken. The doctor at the hospital said it was a catastrophic injury that was potentially career ending. I don’t know if he’s out for a year or if he’s out forever.