Giorgio Petrosyan Re-Injures Hand at Grand Prix

It's becoming something of a K-1 MAX Grand Prix tradition - Giorgio Petrosyan emerges both victorious and damaged.  For the second year in a row, Giorgio Petrosyan claimed the GP crown, but injured his hand along the way. 

Initial reports had Petrosyan suffering a broken hand early in the semi-final match with Mike Zambidis.  Petrosyan visited a doctor today and discovered that his hand is not in fact broken, and he can resume training in two weeks.  Not sure if this will impact his currently scheduled December 11 bout with Pajonsuk, as this will cut Petrosyan's training time down to just 3 weeks.

Petrosyan suffered a similar hand injury last year in the Grand Prix.  At the time, the hand was indeed broken and forced the champion out of his planned New Year's Eve showdown with Masato.  He re-aggravated the injury during an It's Showtime fight with Khem Sitsonpeenong, and had to withdraw from a fight with Yoshihiro Sato as a result (although it should be noted that at the time of the scheduled Sato fight, Petrosyan's management was also very vocal about their frustration over not being paid for the 2009 GP win, and their need to be paid before Giorgio would fight for K-1 again). 

Petrosyan is such a young fighter that I hate to see him already have the kind of nagging injury that could plague him throughout his career, but at this point, it's definitely happened enough to be a recurring problem.  Hopefully he will have a speedy recovery and be back in time for the showdown with Pajonsuk.