UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt is still suffering the effects of his most recent appearance in the octagon. More than a month after a knockout loss to ex-champ Junior dos Santos at UFC 160, the 39-year-old New Zealander, who lives in Australia, said today that he’ll likely return to the hospital next week after a failed skin graph treatment. Hunt (9-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) received the graph when a hematoma he sustained in the fight became infected with staph, a bacterial disease common to fighters that can be fatal if untreated. “The skin graph didnt survive, and i think i will be back in hospital next week,” Hunt wrote on his Facebook page. Hunt was unavailable for comment when contacted today by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), but expressed hope at resolving the situation. “i hope i dont have to go hospital, but we will see i see plastic surgeon tuesday,” he wrote. “Didnt realise how bad this is man
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