Australian prospect Jack Becker
will face a lengthy recovery process after gruesomely breaking his
leg at Eternal MMA 66 on Sunday.
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Becker, who was defending his lightweight title against Aidan
Aguilera in Perth, Australia, had his leg snap early in the
first round of the bout when he had a leg kick checked by his
opponent. The scene was reminiscent of what happened when Anderson
Silva suffered a similar injury when he had a kick checked by
Chris
Weidman in a middleweight title bout at UFC 168.
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Eternal MMA posted video of the fight on its social media
account.
Becker, a 29-year-old Tristar Gym export, entered the bout on a
three-bout winning streak that included victories in championship
bouts over Daniel Hill
and Brenton Mumford under the Eternal MMA banner. Becker is 10-3 as
a professional overall.