Jimmy Crute out for the year, needs reconstructive knee surgery
“The Brute” Jimmy Crute will not compete again in 2022 unfortunately. The 25-year-old light heavyweight mixed martial artist from Australia will need to undergo reconstructive knee surgery according to a post on Instagram.
Crute’s unedited message below:
“Absolutely gutted to announce that I will be out for the rest of the year. I need a knee reco. I have been putting this off for years but I have sustained too much damage over the last few fights and it has finally come to the point that if I don’t get it fixed it could turn into a career ending injury. I am obviously very disappointed but at the same time a challenge like this is also exciting. It gives me 9+ months to work on other aspects of training and life and come back 100% refreshed and injury free. Thank you all for the continued support. I’m not going anywhere and the Bendigo express is still in full motion.”
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Crute last competed inside the UFC octagon in December 2021 when he suffered a first-round loss to this weekend’s UFC Vegas 48 headliner Jamahal Hill.
Crute did not state which knee is injured although his April 2021 fight against Anthony Smith was stopped due to a leg injury.
