UFC Injury Report: Poirier, Prochazka, Wonderboy, Korean Zombie & Multiple Other Fighters’ Health Scare

Injuries are a recurring theme among MMA fighters. That is a significant cost of working in the combat sports industry. Many UFC athletes have recently suffered serious injuries. Recently, the fighters like Jiří Procházka, Chan Sung Jung, Kevin Holland and many more fighters have been subjected to some severe injuries. The latest addition to the list is, none other than, Stephen Thompson a.k.a the ‘Wonderboy’.

Here is a list of the UFC fighters who have most recently suffered horrifying injuries.

Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson has just come out of an incredible victory against Kevin Holland at the UFC Fight Night on December 4. The triumph that night, though, came with some serious injury for him. Thompson broke second and third metacarpals of his left hand during his fight with Holland. However, according to Thompson, no surgery was required.

The bitter-sweet aftermath of the triumph will undoubtedly necessitate some quality slumber for the ‘Wonderboy’.

Kevin Holland

Similar to Stephen Thompson, the same fight caused some hand injuries to Kevin Holland, too. According to Holland‘s manager, the UFC fighter has broken his third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in his right hand when fighting against the ‘Wonderboy’ and lost the bout in the process. The 30-year-old was required to undergo a surgery and everything seems fine with the ‘Trailblazer’ now.

Post the surgery, Holland made an amusing remark on his next step. He wrote, “Out of surgery. All good. Just gotta figure out how to roll a blunt one handed……💨”.

Dustin Poirier

Not an injury, but a severe staph infection affected Dustin Poirier‘s foot. ‘The Diamond’ recently defeated Michael Chandler, earning him the title of “Fight of the Night” in the process. However, Poirier began seeing swellings on his foot shortly following the bout. Since he was not responding to the oral antibiotics, he was taken to the hospital for a surgery.

On the bright side, Poirier‘s surgery went well, and he is now prepared to recover.

Jiří Procházka

Jiří Procházka has the “worst shoulder injury ever seen,” claims Dana White. ‘The Czech Samurai’ was scheduled for a title fight at UFC 282 but the fight has thus far been called off.

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During his training for UFC 282, Jiří Procházka injured his shoulder badly, and it got worse as some of his teammates tried to fix it by themselves. Which, as a result, popped his shoulder out.

Due to the injury, the 30-year-old has been forced to pull out of the fight against Glover Teixeira. W ill have to wait months before he resumes his activities.

Jeff Novitzky – UFC Official

The Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC, Jeff Novitzky, recently underwent a total knee replacement surgery.

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Upon hearing this, several UFC fighters, including Max Holloway, Nate Diaz, and Rob Font, sent their best wishes for a quick recovery.

After all, the person in charge of the UFC fighters’ health and performance needs to be in good shape in order to do his duties.

Chan Sung Jung a.k.a The Korean Zombie

‘The Korean Zombie’s’ shoulder bone has been severely dislocated. He was scheduled to compete in the UFC event in Seoul against Giga Chikadze, but the UFC fighter is too injured and cannot compete.

On his Instagram, ‘The Korean Zombie‘ posted a picture of his X-ray and said that he will be unable to compete at the UFC event in his homeland in February due to shoulder injury.