UFC featherweight Ricardo Lamas has been shuttled through two hospitals and remains hospitalized after his pay-per-view main card bout with Max Holloway at this past Saturday’s UFC 199.

Lamas split his shin open during the bout, which he lost via decision, and was admitted to the emergency room after being given antibiotics for an infection that swelled his leg during his flight home to Chicago.

“I spent the night at my house on Sunday, and then Monday midday I was in the hospital,” he told MMAjunkie. “They talked about maybe releasing me tomorrow. Not the way I wanted to be spending my time after the fight, but I have to get this taken care of.”

Lamas vs. Holloway took place on the pay-per-view main card at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Holloway (16-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) picked up his ninth straight in the featherweight division by denying Lamas (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takedowns and winning striking exchanges.

“I re-watched the fight, and I think it’s a fight I could have won – I was just off,” Lamas said. “This camp was a lot shorter than most of the camps I usually get, so I think a little more time would have made a big difference.”

As to what comes next, Lamas said he’ll get healthy first and then lobby the UFC for another fight. Exactly who that is, he doesn’t have any strong preference.

“I haven’t even thought about it,” he said. “I don’t care who I fight. I just want to get back in there, get some more wins under my belt, and keep this dream going.”

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