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Junior dos Santos is expected to have surgery Thursday to fix a "very complicated" injury sustained at Eagle FC.

Former UFC heavyweight champion will need surgery to recover from his injury suffered at Eagle FC 47.

Jacare Souza Undergoes Successful Arm Surgery After UFC 262 Loss Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Despite his devastating submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262, Jacare Souza appears in good spirits after a successful surgery of his humerus at a Houston hospital this weekend. Souza suffered the injury late into Round 1 of his fight, after Muniz sunk in a modified armbar that appeared to snap Souza’s arm right away. This was the first time that Souza had suffered a submission loss since being forced to tap against Tim Boetsch at UFC 208. Souza’s coach Josuel Distak posted on his In...

Surgery is done. Thank God Everything is well. The doctor who performed the surgery, Rickson Moraes, spoke to Marcelo Alonso of Sherdog.com and said that Souza’s X-rays look good and added a timeframe for recovery. “I just did a video call with him and saw the X-ray. The surgery was excellent. They placed two plates to fix the bones. The team that did the surgery will evaluate, but normally that type of fracture takes around six months for a complete recovery,” Moraes said. The doctor also compared Souza’s injury to that of Chris Weidman, who suffered a broken leg at UFC 261. Moraes s...

Jacare Souza To Undergo Surgery On Broken Arm Suffered At UFC 262 Jacare Souza lost his first bout of 2021 at UFC 262 against fellow Brazilian Andre Muniz. It was the first submission defeat of his mixed martial arts career, ending in an audible, first-round armbar. This is also the first time the former Strikeforce champion was defeated in consecutive fights that both ended by stoppage. Souza was transported to a local Texas hospital promptly after the fight. According to MMA Fighting by virtue of Rickson Moraes, Souza’s long-tenured doctor, immediate X-rays showed a fractured right humer...