LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 12: Angela Magana prepares to enter the Octagon before facing Tecia Torres in their strawweight fight during The Ultimate Fighter Finale event inside the Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort on December 12, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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Former UFC fighter Angela Magana reportedly suffered ‘complications’ following spinal surgery, and is in a coma according to a message from her coaching staff.

Angela Magana has reportedly suffered complications following surgery on Tuesday and is unresponsive according to an update on her Facebook fan page. The message, which was left by her coaching staff says, “There have complications and they cannot wake her up. They are trying many options we will keep you up to date. Thank you for the outpouring of concern and love.”

UPDATE – 9:35 p.m CT

A new update has been posted to Magana’s Facebook page that now indicates she is in a coma.

“What happened to Angela, she herniated a disc while training for fight, she went for a nerve block to continue training. Nerve block caused a rare neurological disorder, cauda equina, rushed to emergency nuero surgery and hasn’t woken since surgery this AM currently in a coma.”

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Just hours earlier Magana tweeted that she was going into surgery.

About to be put in a gown and cap for surgery #YourMajesty #MMA #Queen — Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) April 16, 2019

According to Magana, the surgery involved her spinal cord.

“Ok finding out more as I go,” she wrote on Monday. “I’ve got to get new discs and have cauda equina (hence the emergency) from nerve block and now they see a spot on my spinal cord. Nothing they can do with that. They are testing my nerves to make sure the cauds equina is the problem before cutting me.”

about to go to pre op kinda scares https://t.co/JiZJiWE9As — Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) April 15, 2019

Magana, a former UFC fighter, was set to make her Combate Americas debut against Kyra Batara at Combates Americas: Reinas prior to injury news.

Some had questioned the validity of the injury, but Magana cleared that up right away.

How dumb can anyone be to think that I’m faking an injury cuz I’m scared to fight that midget [Batara],” she wrote. “She’s lucky she gets a fake Puerto Rican instead of me. Hype is over little girl.”

Magana tweeted through the journey, tagging herself at University hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she resides.

We will update the story as more information becomes available.