Daiane Silva stays hospitalized 5 weeks after falling unwell following a botched weight lower for her Bellator London conflict with Eman Almudhaf on Sept. 14, MMA Combating has confirmed.
Cris Cyborg’s Curitiba-based MMA promotion Nação Cyborg posted on social media Saturday that Silva is at the moment hospitalized in England. The publish has since been deleted, however Silva’s supervisor Alex Davis confirmed Silva’s standing to MMA Combating.
Bellator officers and haven’t responded to a number of requests for remark.
The promotion flew one among Silva’s associates from Brazil to be along with her on the hospital, MMA Combating has realized, and that particular person has up to date Bellator officers every day on her restoration. MMA Combating was advised Silva fell unwell whereas dehydrating and needed to be hospitalized put in induced coma after struggling kidney failure. She’s at the moment sedated, and it’s unclear what after-effects might happen as soon as she’s cleared from the hospital.
“As Daiane made weight for her debut in Bellator, she suffered an accident as a result of dehydration,” Davis said in a launch. “She was promptly seen by the physician, was rushed to the hospital in delicate situation, was admitted to intensive care. Her situation was critical, however since, she has been enhancing steadily and our hope is that she recovers totally. Myself, her workforce, her physician, the hospital medical doctors and Bellator have been working intently collectively in assist with no matter is required to assist her restoration. We ask all to hitch us in our needs and prayers that she recovers totally.”
Cris Cyborg commented briefly the scenario on her post-fight media scrum in Saudi Arabia.
“Actually unhappy,” Cyborg mentioned. “‘Leidy Dai’ had a tricky lower. I do know when you may have a tricky lower the accountable for you is your trainers, is your coach round you. I believe it’s a must to be lower protected and make an settlement with the occasion and I do know they did, however the nook didn’t observe the principles. It’s actually unhappy. I hope she recovers quick. I do know she’s in dangerous scenario however we pray for her and assist her so she will come again residence quickly.”
Silva began her MMA profession underneath the Nação Cyborg banner again in October of 2021, incomes a break up resolution over Carolina Kerr at 155 kilos, and adopted it up with a pair of first-round finishes of Mirela Vargas in 2023. Silva agreed to face Almudhaf on quick discover at featherweight, a weight she had by no means made earlier than professionally.
Talking with MMA Combating days earlier than the occasion, Silva acknowledged she anticipated a tough lower to featherweight, joking she would “jinx it” if she revealed how a lot she weighed when supplied the bout.
“It is going to damage. That’s all I can say,” Silva laughed when requested in regards to the weight lower. “I took this battle on 14 days’ discover, however I’m prepared as a result of I practice 4 occasions a day right here at CM [System] and we practice onerous on daily basis. However as for the load, I’m huge and tall, and I’ve a excessive muscle mass share so it’s difficult for me, however that is the conflict. We’ll get there wonderful.”
