Rick Story suffered broken ankle in second round of UFC Fight Night 53 bout

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In his UFC Fight Night 53 main event fight, Rick Story suffered a broken ankle in the second round.

MMAFighting.com first reported the news.

Rick Story suffered broken ankle in second round of UFC Fight Night 53 bout

Story (18-8) steamrolled through Gunnar Nelson in the main event in Stockholm, Sweden despite only earning a split decision on the judges scorecards. Following the five round war, Story earned his way into the UFC.com welterweight rankings — sitting at number 12.

On Monday evening, Story tweeted the photo below with the caption, “So this happened in the second round.”

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Jeremy Brand is an experienced MMA writer and columnist. He is the founder of MMASucka.com, and has represented the company with media credentials at many mixed martial arts fights. Jeremy is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training in BC, Canada.

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