Former Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight
Angela
Magana is in a coma following neurological surgery on Tuesday
morning.
The 35-year-old fighter, who lives in Puerto Rico, posted on her Facebook and Twitter pages early Tuesday that she was going into surgery.
That evening, a member of her coaching staff posted an update from her account, stating that she was unresponsive and in a coma.
Another update via Twitter around 2:30 a.m. local time stated that Magana was still unresponsive but being “worked on” by the neuro team.
While the cause of the surgery was not immediately known -- Magana did not specify in her original tweet -- her team explained Tuesday night that she had suffered complications from a nerve block procedure that she had undergone in order to treat a herniated disc. The complication, known as cauda equina syndrome, is considered a medical emergency and necessitated Tuesday’s surgery.
Magana (11-10) is best-known to mixed martial arts fans for her three-fight stint in the UFC from 2014 to 2017, as well as for her controversial and sometimes brash demeanor. While Magana had been in a competitive slide of late, losing her last six bouts, she signed a new deal with Combate Americas in February and claimed to feel energized about her career, and physically healthy, in a way she had not been in years. Magana had been scheduled to fight Kyra Batara at Combate 36 on April 26.
The 35-year-old fighter, who lives in Puerto Rico, posted on her Facebook and Twitter pages early Tuesday that she was going into surgery.
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About to be put in a gown and cap for surgery #YourMajesty #MMA #Queen
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) April 16, 2019
That evening, a member of her coaching staff posted an update from her account, stating that she was unresponsive and in a coma.
Message from Coaching Staff there have complications and they can not wake her up. They are trying many options we will keep you up to date. Thank you for the out pouring of concern and love #TeamLaPerla #
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) April 16, 2019
Another update via Twitter around 2:30 a.m. local time stated that Magana was still unresponsive but being “worked on” by the neuro team.
While the cause of the surgery was not immediately known -- Magana did not specify in her original tweet -- her team explained Tuesday night that she had suffered complications from a nerve block procedure that she had undergone in order to treat a herniated disc. The complication, known as cauda equina syndrome, is considered a medical emergency and necessitated Tuesday’s surgery.
Magana (11-10) is best-known to mixed martial arts fans for her three-fight stint in the UFC from 2014 to 2017, as well as for her controversial and sometimes brash demeanor. While Magana had been in a competitive slide of late, losing her last six bouts, she signed a new deal with Combate Americas in February and claimed to feel energized about her career, and physically healthy, in a way she had not been in years. Magana had been scheduled to fight Kyra Batara at Combate 36 on April 26.
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