Update to this. Aljamain Sterling was not medically cleared to compete later this month and was pulled from the fight booked for October 30th which is 198 after he underwent the same surgery.
Even at an optimistic 100 days, that takes Eichel to the third week of January with surgery today. At 200 days he is out for the regular season but could return in the playoffs.
Sources: Aljamain Sterling pulled from UFC title fight due to injury
According to sources, Sterling (20-3) was denied medical clearance by doctors for the five-round fight. The UFC has not announced an official change to the card, but is discussing the creation of an interim title in Sterling's absence, per sources. The UFC 267 event will still take place on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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"As always, I like to share the truth and be transparent with my fan base that actually give a s--- about fighters health," Sterling posted on Instagram. "Training has been going well but I've been struggling to get my body to push pass 2 RDs in sparring sessions. The fatigue that sets in and the cramping still lingers, which my surgeon said is due to the nerves still recovering from the long-term trauma, and surgery I just had. Nothing I can do about that, other than show up in another shell of myself and risk wasting the surgery and maybe getting severely hurt!!"
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Can't read all 55 pages so may have been discussed, but UFC bantamweight champion*, Aljamain Sterling, recently underwent neck disk replacement surgery. His timeline can offer some insight into what Eichel is proposing - and there is much more neck discomfort and stress in the grappling realm relative to hockey.
April 15th - surgery
April 26th - resume cardio
May 6th - light bodyweight exercise and physio
May 10th - light weightlifting
May 17th - resume pad work
June 24th - resume light sparring
August 5th - cleared to resume full sparring (112 days)
August 9th - cleared to participate in wrestling tournament (116 days)
October 30 - Official return to competition (198 days)
Based on that - no formal education or experience - something just under or around 100 days seems likely. If he gets surgery tomorrow that takes him to the third week of November at earliest and causes him to miss about 1/4 of the season plus another 5-10 games getting timing and everything back. Obviously teams are taking that into account.
That is in comparison to Eichel's doctor, who has a vested interest, suggesting 8-12 weeks in an episode of the 31 Thoughts Podcast.
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