MMA Injury News

Maia (suspension) will fight Alexis Davis at UFC Nashville on Mar. 23, MMAFighting.com reports.

Pettis (nose) will go toe to toe with Stephen Thompson (knee) at UFC Nashville on Mar. 23.

Thompson (knee) will take on Anthony Pettis (nose) at UFC Nashville on Mar. 23.

Maia accepted a six-month suspension Tuesday for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN reports.

Zingano (eye) is appealing her TKO loss to Megan Anderson at UFC 232, MMAFighting.com reports.

Brown withdrew from UFC on ESPN+ 1 on Sunday, MMAFighting.com reports.

Cutelaba (undisclosed) will no longer face Glover Teixeira at UFC Brooklyn on Jan. 19, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Lineker has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Brooklyn due to a rib injury, Ariel Helwani of ESPN reports.

Rothwell will make his return from a two-year USADA suspension in a match against Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Wichita on March 9.

Di Chirico (12-2-0) revealed last week that he has withdrawn from his scheduled fight March 16 in London with Tom Breese (11-1-0) due to an apparent injury, MMAJunkie.com reports.

Bahadurzada was hit with a 180-day medical suspension Monday, mmafighting.com reports.

Silva de Andrade was hit with a list of medical suspensions Monday after his heavy defeat against Petr Yan at UFC 232, mmafighting.com reports.

Arlovski was handed a 180-day medical suspension for a possible broken nose on Monday, mmafighting.com reports.

Harris was handed a 180-day medical suspension Monday for a possible fracture of his left knee, mmafighting.com reports.

Reyes will take on Volkan Oezdemir in a light heavyweight bout in London on March 16.

Tavares recently underwent surgery to repair a broken arm and is uncertain about when he will return to competition, Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com reports.

Werdum (suspension) has requested a release from the UFC, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Zingano told Ariel Helwani of ESPN on Monday that she suffered significant damage to her right eye in her TKO loss to Megan Anderson at UFC 232 Saturday in Los Angeles. "I have a damaged iris, damaged retina, hemorrhage in the back of my eye, increased globe pressure and of course the laceration," Zingano told Helwani in a statement. "They want me back at the doctor every three to four days to make sure there's no detachment on the retina."

Arlovski was defeated by Walt Harris via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Harris defeated Andrei Arlovski via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Zingano was defeated by Megan Anderson via TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:01 of Round 1 at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Silva de Andrade was defeated by Petr Yan via TKO (corner stoppage) after Round 2 at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Bahadurzada was defeated by Curtis Millender via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 27-30) at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Oliveira was briefly hospitalized in his native Brazil on Monday after requiring surgery to remove fragments of a grenade from his leg and foot, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.

Rockhold (leg) plans to move up to light heavyweight, Jed Meshew of MMAFighting.com reports.