Cat Zingano & the ACL Curse

The bane of MMA: the ACL injury afflicts both men and women alike.
Dominic Cruz, GSP, Mousasi, King Mo et al.

Cat Zingano missed her shot at TUF/women's MMA Stardom by having ACL surgery.

 

As someone who is a year + out of ACL surgery, I cannot imagine returning to professional sports competition in something like 6 months to a year, but that's why I'm a semi-pro athlete *ahem*