MMA Injury News

Whittaker (hernia) is expected to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 243 on October 5 in Melbourne, Australia, where he'll defend his middleweight title against interim champion Israel Adesanya, Raphael Marinho of Combate reports.

Cejudo underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday that is expected to sideline him 4-to-5 months, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

McMann has been scratched from UFC Sacramento due to injury, MMAFighting.com reports.

VanZant (arm) told Farah Hannoun and Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com that she is considering a return to the strawweight division for the final fight of her UFC contract.

Ponzinibbio was cleared from the hospital on Tuesday, but he does not have a timetable to resume fighting, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Dana White indicated Tuesday that Walker (shoulder) hasn't been medically cleared, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.

During an appearance on Ariel Helwani's MMA Show on Monday, Danis's coach John Kavanagh confirmed that his fighter suffered a torn LCL prior to his Bellator 222 victory over Max Humphrey on Friday.

VanZant (arm) said Monday in her podcast appearance on "Ariel Helwani's MMA Show" that she was told by her surgeons that she will resume training at 100 percent in 12 weeks, afsda

Eye received a 120-day medical suspension after sustaining an unspecified injury in her loss to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 238 on June 8, Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com reports.

The UFC handed Cerrone an indefinite medical suspension Monday after he sustained a badly damaged eye in his second-round TKO loss to Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 on June 8, Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com reports.

Silva has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming UFC Greenville matchup against Deron Winn, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Pettis is no longer on the UFC Minneapolis card for an undisclosed reason, MMAJunkie.com reports.

Yaozong has been suspended by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for 10 months for a positive test of a banned substance, Marc Raimondi of ESPN reports.

Calvillo has suffered a broken foot that has forced her to withdraw from her UFC Sacramento bout against Livinha Souza that was scheduled for July 13, Matt Erikson and John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com reports.

Cerrone used his personal Instagram account to make clear that he did not suffer a fractured orbital bone in his UFC 238 loss to Tony Ferguson.

Lamas disclosed via a personal Instagram post that he suffered a broken jaw in his UFC 238 loss to Calvin Kattar.

Skelly announced Monday via his personal Twitter account that he has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled matchup against Jordan Griffin at UFC Minneapolis on June 29.

Cejudo defeated Marlon Moraes via TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 3 at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.

Eye lost to Valentina Shevchenko via KO (head kick) at 0:26 of Round 2 at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.

Cerrone lost to Tony Ferguson via TKO (punches) at 5:00 of Round 2 at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.

Suarez defeated Nina Ansaroff via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.

Lamas lost to Calvin Katter via TKO (Punches) at 4:06 of Round 1 at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.

Calvillo was spotted in a walking boot and it "sounds like" she will withdraw from her bout against Livinha Souza at UFC Sacramento on July 13, John Morgan of MMA Junkie reports.

While speaking with the media Wednesday, Cejudo downplayed rumors that were circulating about a potential knee injury, Mike Bohn and John Morgan of MMAJunkie.com report.

Stamann withdrew from his bantamweight fight against Rob Font at UFC Greenville due to an undisclosed injury.