UFC Injury Tracker 2021 (Updated)
Injuries affect fighters, MMA promotions and their plans in a big way, both before a fight and post-fight. In fact, MMA fighters suffer more injuries than any other combat sport like boxing. Medical suspensions are a common thing in UFC and there is hardly any event that goes by without at least one fighter getting maximum medical suspension due to injury.
Here is the injury tracker for UFC MMA promotions including names of injured fighters, type of injury, date and expected return date.
| Name | Injury | Injured Date | Expected Return Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Mcgregor | Broken Tibia | 10 July 2021 | January 2022 | Underwent Surgery on 11 July |
| Sean O’Malley | Fractured Hands | 10 July 2021 | January 2022 | – |
| Yana Kunitskaya | Fractured Nose | 10 July 2021 | January 2022 | – |
| Ryan Hall | Fractured Left Hand | 10 July 2021 | – | – |
| Kanako Murata | Dislocated Elbow | 12 June 2021 | – | – |
| Max Holloway | Undisclosed Injury | June 2021 | – | |
| Kevin Lee | Rib Injury | June 2021 | August 2021 | – |
| Jamahal Hill | Dislocated Elbow | 12 June 2021 | – | – |
| Terrance McKinney | Injured Right Knee | 12 June 2021 | – | – |
| Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza | Broken Arm | 16 may 2021 | – | Fractured Right Humerus (bone between the shoulder and elbow) |
| Chris Weidman | Broken Leg | 24 April 2021 | 2022 | Underwent Surgery, Returned to Light Training in June |
| Belal Muhammad | Eye Poke | 13 March 2021 | – | No Permanent Damage to Eyes |
| Johnny Walker | Pectoral Injury | February 2021 | 2022 | Got Injured when returning to training after a prior injury |
