Former UFC fighter and current Combate Americas athlete Angela Magana awoke from a coma that stemmed from a surgical procedure earlier this week in Puerto Rico.

Members of Magana’s team revealed here coma on Tuesday. She required surgery following severe back pain that ultimately forced her out of her upcoming Combate Americas debut on April 26.

“What happened to Angela, she herniated a disc while training for fight, she went for a nerve block to continue training. Nerve block caused a rare neurological disorder, cauda equina, rushed to emergency nuero surgery and hasn’t woken since surgery this AM currently in a coma,” Magana’s team wrote on her Twitter account following the surgery.

Magana began to come out of the coma on Thursday, with her team updating her status on Twitter.

“Angela is awake, very droway, making jokes like herself. She’s made a couple videos. When she is more coherent, she can post.”

NOTE: Angela is awake very drowsy making jokes like herself. Shes made a couple videos when she is more coherent she can post.She wants to thank everyone who has wished her well.

PS -Angela is blocked on facebook she posted about a man who molested her
that goes against rules

— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) April 18, 2019

Magana began posting on Friday, tweeting that she had a video uploaded to Youtube. It was a very emotional video, in which Magana stated that she is looking forward to a quick and full recovery despite the complications.

“I’ll get better and looking forward to fighting again soon.”

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Check out the top five finishes from fighters on the Fight Night St. Petersburg card coming up on Saturday, April 20. Heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Alexey Oleinik headline the fight promotion’s second trip to Russia.

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Tune in Saturday, April 20, for full UFC Fight Night Saint Petersburg live results on MMAWeekly.com. Alistair Overeem squares off with Aleksei Oleinik in the UFC on ESPN+ 7 main event, while Roxanne Modafferi faces Antonina Shevchenko in the first UFC women’s bout in Russia.

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NEXT UP: UFC on ESPN+ 7 from St. Petersburg, Russia, where aging heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik battle it out in the main event to see which of them will remain in contention for a title shot in the UFC’s heaviest weight class.

Overeem’s name has been etched at the top of the division for years. He’s fought for nearly every major fight promotion around the world and been a champion at most of them. One gold belt that is missing from his collection is the UFC heavyweight championship.

He has once fought for the belt, but lost to Stipe Miocic, who has more consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses than any other heavyweight champion in UFC history.

Overeem, of course, wants another crack at the belt, but Oleinik wants a shot, too.

Though the Russian fighter has flown somewhat under the radar for much of his career, at 41 years of age, he’s hoping to add Overeem’s name to his ever-growing resume. With back-to-back victories over Junior Albini and Mark Hunt in his last two fights, Oleinik could be poised to jump into the title mix before he decides to call it a career. 

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UFC heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik has become well known for his wide array of submission victories. We count down his top five finishes in the Octagon. Oleinik faces veteran Alistair Overeem in the UFC on ESPN+ 7 main event on Saturday in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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In just over a year as a pro, featherweight up and comer Brendon Marotte has managed to have just about a solid start as one could hope for.

In five fights so far, Marotte has won them all, finishing every opponent but one in the process.

“It’s going good this past year,” Marotte told MMAWeekly.co. “Every camp I’m learning and I’m getting better. I have four out of five wins from finishes. I’m really pumped. I’m doing really well, and there’s definitely more to come.”

Over the course of this past year, Marotte feels he’s made both large improvements and the small adjustments needed to continue his success into his second year as a pro.

“It’s definitely been both,” Marotte told MMAWeekly.com. “I’ve made major jumps in certain areas, and I’ve made tiny corrections that add up. I’ve gotten rid of bad habits and doing things differently. It’s definitely a combination of both.

“I’m a very well-rounded fighter, which you have to be nowadays because everyone knows everything. I’m proud of being a well-rounded fighter, but definitely my forte is striking; that’s where I like to fight and where I feel the strongest.”

This Friday in Manchester, N.H., Marotte (5-0) will look to keep his winning streak going when he faces Adli Edwards (5-1) in a main card 145-pound bout at Combat Zone 70.

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“I feel like I can take this win anywhere I want,” Marotte said. “(Edwards) is a really solid, solid dude, I’ve got nothing but respect for him, but I see winning this fight in every aspect.”

When it comes to 2019, Marotte has a clear-cut goal he wants to achieve: Make it to the top tier of MMA however he can before the year is out.

“(Dana White’s) Contender Series is going on this year, and I’d love to get on there,” said Marotte. “Anyone they put in front of me, I’d take it 100 percent.

“My goal in 2019 is to try to get into the UFC. That is the overall goal. I don’t do this as a hobby. This is what I do. Every fight is the same; I’m to go and get ready, work my butt off, stay consistent, and do that for the rest of this year.”

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