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Hector Lombard cites injuries

Updated: August 9, 2012, 6:41 PM ET
By Franklin McNeil | ESPN.com

Former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard has given a reason for the lackluster performance he delivered during his UFC debut.

Lombard was slowed by an injury at UFC 149 when he suffered a split-decision loss to Tim Boetsch on July 21 in Calgary, Alberta.

"I want to let all my fans know I fought (my) last fight injured," Lombard said Wednesday on Facebook. "I wasn't 100 percent sure but I went to the doctors. ... I have a fractured sternum with a torn cartilage. I got this ...

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