BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Knee Surgeries https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘This is the worst of the worst’: Kevin Lee calls broken jaw the most horrific injury he’s suffered in his career https://www.badmma.com/this-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-kevin-lee-calls-broken-jaw-the-most-horrific-injury-hes-suffered-in-his-career.html https://www.badmma.com/this-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-kevin-lee-calls-broken-jaw-the-most-horrific-injury-hes-suffered-in-his-career.html#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/this-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-kevin-lee-calls-broken-jaw-the-most-horrific-injury-hes-suffered-in-his-career.html Kevin Lee has undergone numerous surgeries and endured some grueling injuries over the years but nothing tops the broken jaw he suffered in his fight against Gadzhi Rabadanov in his PFL debut. The veteran lightweight, who signed with the PFL as a late replacement jumping into the 2025 tournament, didn’t make it out of the first round after Rabadonov blitzed him with strikes that left him face down in the canvas. Afterwards, Lee revealed that he actually suffered a broken jaw as a result of the damage he absorbed in the fight.

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‘This is the worst of the worst’: Kevin Lee calls broken jaw the most horrific injury he’s suffered in his career – MMA Fighting

]]> https://www.badmma.com/this-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-kevin-lee-calls-broken-jaw-the-most-horrific-injury-hes-suffered-in-his-career.html/feed 0 Dominick Cruz on Renan Barao: “I Can Trick Him Out In A Lot of Different Ways” https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-on-renan-barao-i-can-trick-him-out-in-a-lot-of-different-ways.html https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-on-renan-barao-i-can-trick-him-out-in-a-lot-of-different-ways.html#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:05:32 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-on-renan-barao-i-can-trick-him-out-in-a-lot-of-different-ways.html UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been in physical exile for the past two years due to consecutive knee surgeries while interim bantamweight titleholder Renan Barao has ruled his kingdom. The landscape of the division has changed during the time Cruz has been sidelined.  Barao was crowned the interim champion and has defended his title twice. Cruz is on track to return to action in early 2014 and face Barao to determine the true bantamweight champion.  And Cruz isn’t concerned with potential ring rust arising from 24 months of inactivity.

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Dominick Cruz on Renan Barao: “I Can Trick Him Out In A Lot of Different Ways” – MMA Weekly

]]> https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-on-renan-barao-i-can-trick-him-out-in-a-lot-of-different-ways.html/feed 0 Dominick Cruz Says Early 2014 Return is His Goal, Eager to Prove He’s the Real Bantamweight Champ https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-says-early-2014-return-is-his-goal-eager-to-prove-hes-the-real-bantamweight-champ.html https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-says-early-2014-return-is-his-goal-eager-to-prove-hes-the-real-bantamweight-champ.html#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:33:29 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-says-early-2014-return-is-his-goal-eager-to-prove-hes-the-real-bantamweight-champ.html UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is in jeopardy of being stripped of his title if he’s unable to return in early 2014.  Consecutive knee surgeries have sidelined the titleholder since for nearly two years. While Cruz recovers, the UFC crowned an interim bantamweight champion, Renan Barao , that defended his title for the second time at UFC 165: Jones vs.

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Dominick Cruz Says Early 2014 Return is His Goal, Eager to Prove He’s the Real Bantamweight Champ – MMA Weekly

]]> https://www.badmma.com/dominick-cruz-says-early-2014-return-is-his-goal-eager-to-prove-hes-the-real-bantamweight-champ.html/feed 0 White unsure of Cruz and Barao return dates, would advise Wineland to fight https://www.badmma.com/white-unsure-of-cruz-and-barao-return-dates-would-advise-wineland-to-fight.html https://www.badmma.com/white-unsure-of-cruz-and-barao-return-dates-would-advise-wineland-to-fight.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:15:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/white-unsure-of-cruz-and-barao-return-dates-would-advise-wineland-to-fight.html WINNIPEG – With the bantamweight title picture in major flux, UFC President Dana White said he’s unsure just when his champion will be back – let alone his interim titleholder. With Dominick Cruz (19-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on the shelf for about 20 months since his most recent title defense, interim champ Renan Barao (30-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) was set to put his strap on the line against Eddie Wineland (20-8-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 161, which takes place at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. But Barao suffered a foot injury this past month, wiping that fight out and bumping a light heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson into the headlining spot. White on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he doesn’t have a prognosis for Cruz or Barao. “No on either,” White said. “I heard for Barao, it was ligaments, and those are never good. You’d actually rather break a bone than have that happen.” White previously has told MMAjunkie.com that in the case of Cruz, who has been sidelined with back-to-back knee surgeries, he wouldn’t be placed in a position where he would be stripped of his title – provided he’s able to return and doesn’t suffer another injury in the process. Then all bets might be off.

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White unsure of Cruz and Barao return dates, would advise Wineland to fight – MMA Junkie

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