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Jon Jones Kicking Bag Just 2 Weeks After Knee Surgery

The fight that could have been was just three weeks away from today.  If not for an unfortunate knee injury to the champion, we’d all be three weeks away from the best pay-per-view card of the year. Alas, the injury did happen, and the best thing we can all do is accept it and wait […]

The fight that could have been was just three weeks away from today.  If not for an unfortunate knee injury to the champion, we’d all be three weeks away from the best pay-per-view card of the year. Alas, the injury did happen, and the best thing we can all do is accept it and wait […]

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Jon Jones Apologizes to Fans, Announces Surgery Set for Tomorrow

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has suffered a fairly serious knee injury that has pushed his grudge match with Daniel Cormier back from UFC 178 to UFC 182 and he feels for his fans in the situation.  “Bones” posted on Facebook earlier this afternoon, apologizing to those who were looking forward to his September […]

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has suffered a fairly serious knee injury that has pushed his grudge match with Daniel Cormier back from UFC 178 to UFC 182 and he feels for his fans in the situation.  “Bones” posted on Facebook earlier this afternoon, apologizing to those who were looking forward to his September […]

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Daniel Cormier to Undergo Knee Surgery in Early July

Since making the decision to drop down a weight class at the end of 2013, Daniel Cormier has been aiming at the light heavyweight throne. And he’s wasted no time in establishing himself as a major player in the 205-pound fold. While his first two showings under the UFC banner came as a heavyweight, the […]

Since making the decision to drop down a weight class at the end of 2013, Daniel Cormier has been aiming at the light heavyweight throne. And he’s wasted no time in establishing himself as a major player in the 205-pound fold. While his first two showings under the UFC banner came as a heavyweight, the […]

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Chris Weidman Injury Update: Surgery on Both Knees Possible

Chris Weidman had what some consider to be the best year in MMA history in 2013 by taking out one of the greatest fighters of all time, Anderson Silva, not once but twice. But it looks like he might have trouble repeating that feat in 2014. Fans were aware that Weidman was out for his scheduled […]

Chris Weidman had what some consider to be the best year in MMA history in 2013 by taking out one of the greatest fighters of all time, Anderson Silva, not once but twice. But it looks like he might have trouble repeating that feat in 2014. Fans were aware that Weidman was out for his scheduled […]

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Johny Hendricks Faces Surgery and Lengthy Recovery for Torn Bicep and Fractured Shin Sustained at UFC 171



(Somebody needs to make a vertical comic with these photos. Thank you in advance. / Images via Getty.)

Following his decision win over Robbie Lawler on Saturday night, new UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks revealed that he actually considered backing out of UFC 171 due to an apparent elbow injury that he sustained a week and a half before the fight. As it turns out, what he was feeling was actually a torn bicep, which was aggravated early in the match. (“Whenever I threw a hook it just spazzed out,” Hendricks said. “I don’t know what happened. I felt my arm actually pop.”)

Hendricks’s manager Ted Ehrhardt has confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Hendricks will undergo surgery on his right bicep this coming Monday to repair the damage. Assuming there are no complications, the champ will start rehab four weeks after that and will be able to start training again two months from now. Unfortunately, Hendricks also suffered a hairline fracture in his left shin during the first round of the fight, which “will require a lengthy recovery period,” according to the MMAFighting report.



(Somebody needs to make a vertical comic with these photos. Thank you in advance. / Images via Getty.)

Following his decision win over Robbie Lawler on Saturday night, new UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks revealed that he actually considered backing out of UFC 171 due to an apparent elbow injury that he sustained a week and a half before the fight. As it turns out, what he was feeling was actually a torn bicep, which was aggravated early in the match. (“Whenever I threw a hook it just spazzed out,” Hendricks said. “I don’t know what happened. I felt my arm actually pop.”)

Hendricks’s manager Ted Ehrhardt has confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Hendricks will undergo surgery on his right bicep this coming Monday to repair the damage. Assuming there are no complications, the champ will start rehab four weeks after that and will be able to start training again two months from now. Unfortunately, Hendricks also suffered a hairline fracture in his left shin during the first round of the fight, which “will require a lengthy recovery period,” according to the MMAFighting report.

Given the level of chaos in the welterweight contender pool right now, it’s probably for the best that Hendricks sit out for a few months and wait for his next challenger to rise to the top. Of course, that’s not an ideal situation for the UFC, since the promotion’s lightweight champion and heavyweight champion are already spending most of 2014 on the sidelines due to injuries, and Ronda Rousey‘s next opponent is still a question mark.

Let’s hope Hendricks can make it back by the end of the summer. The last thing we need is another absent welterweight champion.

Rashad Evans to Undergo Surgery This Week, Will Miss Six Months

Rashad Evans is expected to undergo knee surgery this week and subsequently miss six months of active training. Evans’ injury, the exact nature of which is not being disclosed, caused the former light heavyweight champ to withdraw last week from his much-anticipated bout with Daniel Cormier at Saturday’s UFC 170. “After consulting with his doctors, […]

Rashad Evans is expected to undergo knee surgery this week and subsequently miss six months of active training. Evans’ injury, the exact nature of which is not being disclosed, caused the former light heavyweight champ to withdraw last week from his much-anticipated bout with Daniel Cormier at Saturday’s UFC 170. “After consulting with his doctors, […]

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