MMA Injury News

Dillashaw (16-4-0) announced Wednesday that he is "voluntarily relinquishing" his bantamweight belt after he was informed by the New York State Athletic Commission and United States Anti-Doping Agency of an "adverse finding in a test," Ariel Helwani of ESPN.com reports. He'll face a one-year suspension retroactive to Jan. 19, the date of his last fight versus Henry Cejudo at UFC 233.

Lewis (knee) will undergo surgery next Tuesday for a torn ACL in his left leg, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

UFC president Dana White said Monday that Cormier (back) won't fight Jon Jones upon returning from injury and would instead face either Brock Lesnar or Stipe Miocic, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.

McCann will undergo surgery Sunday to repair a broken orbital bone, Shaheen Al-Shatti of MMAFighting.com reports.

McCann defeated Priscila Cachoeira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night in London on Saturday.

Breese will not participate in his middleweight bout versus Ian Heinisch at UFC London on Saturday due to health issues, MMAJunkie.com reports.

Pingyuan withdrew from his scheduled bantanweight fight against Ray Borg at UFC Philadelphia on March 30 due to an unspecified injury, Matt Mullin of PhillyVoice.com reports.

Lewis' coach, Bob Perez, said Monday that the heavyweight fighter battled a "major" knee injury heading into his second-round TKO loss to Junior dos Santos over the weekend at UFC Wichita, Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com reports.

Usman underwent knee surgery Tuesday but is not expected to be sidelined for too long, Damon Martin of MMA Weekly reports.

McGregor was released on bail from a Miami-Dade County jail following his arrest Monday evening, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Means announced via his personal Instagram account that he will need to undergo surgery to repair a broken tibia and ankle.

Lewis lost to Junior dos Santos via TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Wichita, Kansas.

Means lost to Niko Price via KO (punch) at 4:50 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Wichita, Kansas.

Torres' Brave CF debut has been moved from Brave 22 to Brave 23 due to an injury, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Costa (undisclosed) is no longer scheduled to face Yoel Romero (orbital) at UFC Miami on April 27, ESPN's Brett Okamoto reports.

Harris (suspension) has been booked to fight Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Fight Night Ottawa on May 4, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Walker underwent an MRI on his shoulder, which should a minor shoulder injury that will require four weeks of rehab, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Usman became the new UFC Welterweight Championship on Saturday, defeating Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) at UFC 235 in Las Vegas.

Walker defeated Misha Cirkunov via TKO (strikes) at 0:36 of Round 1 at UFC 235 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

VanZant broke her forearm and will not be able to face Poliana Botelho at UFC 236, Jed Meshew of MMAFighting.com reports.

Pingyuan will take on Ray Borg in a bantamweight matchup at UFC Philadelphia on March 30, PhillyVoice.com reports.

Johns revealed via a personal Instagram post that he is now dealing with a knee injury.

Whittaker (hernia) told Ariel Helwani of ESPN on Monday that he is hopeful to be back in the Octagon in August.

Danis was handed a seven-month suspension and $7,500 fine by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday for his role in the UFC 229 post-fight melee, Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com reports.

Murtazaliev accepted a two-year suspension on Friday due to a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.