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'Doctors said I couldn't fight after intestine removal - but I'm back after eight years'

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MMA following a 3,150 day hiatus. The Brighton-born former UFC star won 17 of his 19 professional MMA bouts between 2006 and 2014 but was forced to take an extended break from the sport he loves due to complications from inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis.

Now 35, welterweight Hathaway has agreed a deal with OKTAGON following unwavering support from his former UFC employers and will return against Andre Dede in Frankfurt at Oktagon 36 this weekend. READ MORE: Two Brit stars on PFL's 'richest night in MMA' with £5.5million on the line in New York "My initial doctors and gastroenterologist doctors basically said I wasn't going to compete again.

They said it was kind of over," Hathaway told Daily Star Sport during his first MMA fightweek for almost a decade. "My surgeon was okay with it, I told him I was getting all three surgeries done so I can go back internal rather than having an external stoma and he said he could do that."He was a great surgeon, one of these guys who you trust, he was fully confident and on board and said he would get it done for me.

He obviously saw the determination I had."Who are your top three British MMA stars of all time? Tell us in the comments section below.Hathaway played as open-side flanker for local rugby team Hove RFC before pursuing a career in MMA after watching UFC on television, making his professional debut in 2006.Ten consecutive victories including six first-round finishes caught the eye of UFC bosses who handed him a four-fight deal which brought another four triumphs.Having been edged out by Mike Pyle by decision in 2010, Hathaway bounced back with three wins to take his record to 17-1 before a spinning elbow KO defeat to Dong Hyun Kim which has given the Brit extra.

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