Tag: Injury

Matt Brown Injured and Out of Fight Against Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29

Veteran welterweight contender Matt Brown has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his upcoming bout against Carlos Condit in the co-main event at UFC on FOX 29. Sources close to the situation confirmed that Brown suffered a torn ACL in his kn…

Veteran welterweight contender Matt Brown has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his upcoming bout against Carlos Condit in the co-main event at UFC on FOX 29. Sources close to the situation confirmed that Brown suffered a torn ACL in his knee just recently that caused him to drop out of the […]

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Derrick Lewis Suffered Broken Hand in Win over Marcin Tybura

Derrick Lewis earned a knockout victory this past Saturday night but he also suffered a broken hand in the process. Lewis finished Polish heavyweight Marcin Tybura with a jaw rattling knockout in the third round of their matchup this past weekend at UF…

Derrick Lewis earned a knockout victory this past Saturday night but he also suffered a broken hand in the process. Lewis finished Polish heavyweight Marcin Tybura with a jaw rattling knockout in the third round of their matchup this past weekend at UFC Fight Night in Austin, Texas. Following the event, Lewis commented that his […]

Robbie Lawler Suffered Gruesome Knee Injury In Dos Anjos Fight

Robbie Lawler has proved time and time again that he’s extremely dangerous in the championship rounds of a fight. Where many fighters wilt beyond the third, “Ruthless” comes to life when the bell sounds for the fourth. That’s why Lawler’s performance in the latter rounds against Rafael dos Anjos was so disconcerting. Lawler limped around, […]

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Robbie Lawler has proved time and time again that he’s extremely dangerous in the championship rounds of a fight.

Where many fighters wilt beyond the third, “Ruthless” comes to life when the bell sounds for the fourth.

That’s why Lawler’s performance in the latter rounds against Rafael dos Anjos was so disconcerting. Lawler limped around, planted his back to the cage and did his best to unleash his ruthlessness.

In a lengthy interview with Kevin Iole today, UFC president Dana White revealed (via MMA Fighting) what most viewers already assumed; that Lawler’s leg had been seriously busted up midway through the fight, the exact cause of which was a torn meniscus:

“The guy’s leg was destroyed. Okay? Blew his ACL and his meniscus and every other thing that’s in your knee out in like the third round. Wobbled over to the fence, laid against it, and asked dos Anjos to come in so that they could just bang it out. Robbie Lawler went to the fifth round.”

Both former champions went to war in the main event of UFC on FOX 26 last month. The former welterweight champion has had many five round fights in recent years, and rose to the occasion against such killers as Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit. Lawler (28-12, 1 NC) will likely be out for most if not all of 2018.

”Ruthless” has only fought twice since losing his belt to current champ Tyron Woodley, taking a decision win over “Cowboy” Cerrone at last July’s UFC 214 before dropping the lopsided fight to RDA.

Lawler remains the fourth-ranked welterweight in the UFC following the loss to RDA, who is undefeated since moving to 170 pounds.

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Vicente Luque Training Video Shows You Why Guys Are Getting Brain Damage In The Gym

As we move further into the future of MMA and watch the sport grow into an absolute powerhouse, the issues of health and wellness for the athletes that make this sport so great is beginning to take center stage. CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy), is a rising concern in contact sports. A degenerative disease that is brought on due to brain trauma, you can certainly bet that mixed martial artists and other combat sport participants are potential victims that this degenerative ailment will effect.

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As we move further into the future of MMA and watch the sport grow into an absolute powerhouse, the issues of health and wellness for the athletes that make this sport so great is beginning to take center stage. CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy), is a rising concern in contact sports. A degenerative disease that is brought on due to brain trauma, you can certainly bet that mixed martial artists and other combat sport participants are potential victims that this degenerative ailment will effect.

All that being said, fighters are still going to fight, boxers box, football players…football, and really that’s their right. If they’re aware of the risk and still go through with it then it can’t be helped. It’s their right after all. But it makes the importance of training smart all the more paramount in a sport where contact is absolutely certain. Which brings us to Vicente Luque and the brilliant sparring session caught on film last week.

The video of Vicente features the UFC welterweight in a hard sparring session with a training partner at Cerrado MMA. The two fighters throw caution to the wind and decide to bring the heat during their sparring session. It’s not uncommon to go through hard sparring during a training camp, but there’s hard sparring and then there whatever it is these guys decided to do. Check it out below.

Training hard, especially if you’re going to enter into a combat situation, is certainly an important aspect of training. It teaches you to be calm under heavy fire and that you won’t break under pressure when the going gets rough. That being said, there’s a point of diminishing returns and continuous hard sparring, particularly in the gym, can lead to severe brain injury. Surprisingly most damage is done in the gym and if this kind of hard training trend continues then you can be sure that CTE cases will be on the rise in MMA.

What do you think of Vincente Luque and his hard sparring session?

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Chris Weidman Injured, Out of UFC 199 Bout With Luke Rockhold [SHOCKED FACE]


(Coming soon to a hospital near you.)

In a dramatic twist that would shock even the most seasoned MMA fan, word has it that Chris Weidman — as in the previously unbreakable, punch-a-hole-in-your-f*cking-chest Chris Weidman — has been forced to pull out of his UFC 199-scheduled rematch with Luke Rockhold due to an injury suffered in training.

We know what you’re thinking, and yes, this is probably the end of the physical world as we know it.

Details after the jump.

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(Coming soon to a hospital near you.)

In a dramatic twist that would shock even the most seasoned MMA fan, word has it that Chris Weidman — as in the previously unbreakable, punch-a-hole-in-your-f*cking-chest Chris Weidman — has been forced to pull out of his UFC 199-scheduled rematch with Luke Rockhold due to an injury suffered in training.

We know what you’re thinking, and yes, this is probably the end of the physical world as we know it.

Details after the jump.

News of Weidman’s undisclosed injury was first broke by Talk MMA, then later confirmed by MMAFighting.

Now just two weeks out from UFC 199, the UFC is currently pursuing a last second replacement opponent to meet Rockhold in the main event. The obvious choice would seem to be Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who aside from racking up 6 wins against 1 loss in the UFC and handing Vitor Belfort his ass on a silver platter at UFC 198 last weekend, also happens to have a bit of history with Rockhold — the pair first met at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov back in 2011, where the then-champion Souza was defeated by Rockhold via unanimous decision.

Of course, there is also another fitting option for Rockhold: Michael Bisping, who has rattled off three straight wins in the middleweight division since suffering a second round submission loss to Rockhold at Fight Night 55 in 2014. For what it’s worth, Bisping seems more than up for the challenge.

Personally, we’d like to see the UFC go a little off-book and pit all three of these guys against each other in a TLC match — which in MMA, translates to “Toe Holds, Leg Kicks, and Crucifixions” — as a way of making up for the untimely falling out of their main event, but we’re sure that stupid things like “regulation” and “fighter safety” will prevent that from ever happening. This PC culture, man, let me tell you. It’s ruining everything that was once pure about this sport.

In any case, we’ll make sure to keep you updated when a replacement opponent for Weidman is announced. In the meantime, let’s all enjoy this video of Weidman in his natural habitat…

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Injury Roundup: Anderson Silva Out of UFC 198, Dennis Siver Pulled From BJ Penn Fight


(via Getty.)

UFC 198 has just taken a HUGE hit, Nation.

Following his “controversial” decision loss to Michael Bisping at Fight Night 84 in February, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva was booked in a quick turnaround match against Uriah Hall at UFC 198 this weekend. It was an odd, if intriguing matchup from a fan’s perspective, and one that presented an opportunity for two of the UFC’s flashiest strikers to secure a much-needed win.

But now, just three days out from their scheduled meeting, Anderson Silva has been forced off of UFC 198 with one of the more unusual injuries to hit the headlines this year.

Details after the jump.

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(via Getty.)

UFC 198 has just taken a HUGE hit, Nation.

Following his “controversial” decision loss to Michael Bisping at Fight Night 84 in February, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva was booked in a quick turnaround match against Uriah Hall at UFC 198 this weekend. It was an odd, if intriguing matchup from a fan’s perspective, and one that presented an opportunity for two of the UFC’s flashiest strikers to secure a much-needed win.

But now, just three days out from their scheduled meeting, Anderson Silva has been forced off of UFC 198 with one of the more unusual injuries to hit the headlines this year.

Details after the jump.

According to Yahoo, Silva officially withdrew from the card late last night after experiencing severe abdominal pains, which upon further inspection, were revealed “to be consistent with acute cholecystitis” — an inflammation of the galbladder.

Silva was then rushed to the hospital to undergo immediate surgery, which MMAFighting’s Guilherme Cruz ?informs us was a rousing success.

Now facing a 4-6 week recovery, the question now becomes whether Silva will be healthy enough to compete on the UFC 200 card in July. In either case, it seems that UFC will not be seeking a replacement for Uriah Hall.

In somewhat lesser injury news, BJ Penn’s totally-unwanted return fight just took a big hit in the form of his opponent, Dennis Siver, who has been forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury. With the UFC currently scrambling to find Penn an opponent, an unexpected voice has emerged from the pack in TUF 22 finalist Artem Lobov, who took to Twitter with an interesting proposition:

All things considered, this isn’t the worst fight you could book on short notice. I mean, sure, Lobov is almost a complete non-entity to most MMA fans (and is also a whopping 0-2 in his UFC career), but he’s also a guy who both places entertainment above strategy and stands next to no chance of defeating Penn on even his best day. That’s what Penn’s unretirement is all about, right? Proving that he still has enough left in the tank to compete with *any* UFC fighter, regardless of their proximity to an actual title? He was booked against Siver, after all, who the UFC has been treating like a professional fall guy ever since he tested positive for a testicle-preserving banned substance back at UFC 168. I’m just saying that the UFC should do whatever it has to to avoid another BJ Penn breakdown, and Lobov seems like their best bet.

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