Buchinger is in for a long break! At least a year. If they have to operate on my shoulder, about a year and a half, he said

Ivan Buchinger is coming off a title defeat to Losene Keita, whom he lost to in the first round. After the fight he admitted that he didn’t believe in himself and added that he is now going to have a really long time without fighting. Will he stay in the Octagon after that?

Losene Keita gave him a hard KO. Ivan Buchinger expressed afterwards that he didn’t believe in winning and mentally he wasn’t in a good place.

But there was much worse news for his fans afterwards. The experienced Slovakian fighter will have to undergo surgery and will have to take a long break.

“At least a year. If they have to operate on my shoulder, it will be about a year and a half,” he said in an interview with Kaocko.cz. Knee surgery is already certain.

In the last few days, speculations about his transfer to the RFA have started. However, due to the hiatus, this organization cannot even be the current topic.

“I signed a contract with Octagon, I will stay there,” he added. Upon his return, he would certainly be interested in a rematch with Keita in the 66-pound weight class.

But it’s a big question whether Keita, who is moving up in the rankings with each fight and may be fighting in a more prestigious organization, will be interested after such a long layoff.

Source: Kaocko.cz