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Dear Roxy: ‘I feel like nobody wants to spar with me. What can I do?’

Roxanne Modafferi tackles your questions, Happy Warrior style, in her ‘Dear Roxy’ column for Bloody Elbow.

Blachowicz suffered temporary paralysis ahead of Rakic bout

Originally scheduled for March 26th, Blachowicz vs. Rakic was pushed back to May 14th after Blachowicz lost feeling in the left side of his body.

Zabit reveals surprise career change after curious departure from MMA

Zabit Magomedsharipov has not appeared in the UFC since 2019.

UFC 273 medical suspensions: ‘The Korean Zombie’ gets only 14-day term

Jung received a relatively light medical suspension, despite being on the receiving end of 138 significant strikes at UFC 273.

Snap! - Watch Anna Somers break Irlanda Galindo’s arm at Combate Global

Apologies in advance for what you’re about to see and hear.

Blaydes facing lengthy layoff over possible foot injury - Medical suspensions

Blaydes could be away for quite some time after suffering a foot injury in his fight against Chris Daukaus at UFC Columbus.

Amateur MMA fighter dies after TKO loss

Christian Lubenga passed away two days after competing in an MMA fight.

Graphic: Chainsaw accident leaves UFC fighter with sliced up foot

Anders sliced up his foot after a chainsaw accident.

Pics: Former wrestling standout off Bellator 277 with ‘red skin syndrome’

Downey was expected to meet Daniel Compton next month, but that will no longer happen after a recent medical scare.

UFC 272 medical suspensions: Turner, 2 others facing potential six-month terms 

Only three fighters received lengthy medical suspensions after UFC 272.

Graphic: Fighter throws low kick, breaks leg in gruesome fashion at EFC 92 

You never want to see a fight to end this way.

UFC Vegas 49 medical suspensions: Cachoeira, 4 others facing potential six-month terms 

Cachoeira was involved in a slugfest with Ji Yeon Kim on Saturday night.

Crute undergoing knee reconstruction, out for the remainder of 2022

The UFC light heavyweight prospect explained he is worried the knee injury could be career-ending if he did not get surgery.

Video: Moicano suffered cut before UFC 271, bled profusely from forehead 

The cut was bad enough to nearly cancel his fight against Alexander Hernandez last weekend.

UFC 271 medical suspensions: Lewis receives two-month term after KO loss

Lewis was stopped by Tai Tuivasa in the co-main event of UFC 271.

‘Scalping’ - Fighter severely injured from exposed cage [GRAPHIC]

This may be one of the worst injuries ever suffered by a MMA fighter.

Weidman wants to fight before June

Chris Weidman has been out for close to a year after suffering a brutal leg injury.

Graphic: Usman undergoes hand surgery, White shares gruesome photos

The UFC welterweight champion recently underwent hand ligament surgery.

‘I’m not trying to promote misinformation’ - Rogan responds to Neil Young

The popular UFC commentator and podcast host released a video to social media in response to the famed musician pulling his music off Spotify due to Rogan’s COVID stances.

UFC Vegas 46 medical suspensions: Chikadze suspended indefinitely 

The headliners of UFC Vegas 46 are facing lengthy medical suspensions.

‘You should do jail time for doing steroids’ - Sterling doubts USADA effectiveness

The UFC bantamweight champion got off on a serious rant when asked if he felt that TJ Dillashaw was the next top contender after his upcoming fight with Petr Yan.

Pics: Kattar’s elbows leave road-map on Chikadze’s face

Is it too early to talk about Fight of the Year?

Raulian Paiva loses father due to COVID-19 complications

The news of his father’s passing was posted to the UFC bantamweight’s Instagram page on January 9th.

UFC fighters returning from COVID-19: How have they fared?

A list of reported UFC fighters who have returned from COVID-19 and their records since returning to action

Khalidov suffered multiple face fractures in KSW 65 KO loss

The longtime KSW star was knocked out for just the second time in his professional career, by newly minted two-division champ Roberto Soldic.

UFC Vegas 45 medical suspensions: Assunção, Swanson facing potential six-month terms

A few fighters from UFC Vegas 45 are expected to be away from the Octagon for six months.

UFC plans to reimburse fighters for COVID-19 kits

Reports recently surfaced that the promotion would no longer provide fighters with free COVID-19 tests, leaving athletes to provide their own in order to compete on upcoming cards.

UFC 269 med. suspensions: O’Malley, 3 others facing potential 6 mo. terms 

O’Malley has a right hand injury that could see him away from competition until June.

UFC Vegas 44 medical suspensions: Aldo, Font facing six months for orbital fractures

The headliners of UFC Vegas 44 suffered similar injuries during their fight.

White tests positive for COVID-19, credits Rogan’s methods for recovery

Despite being vaccinated, the UFC president is the latest MMA figure to be struck by COVID-19. But he claims he’s all good now, thanks in part to Joe Rogan’s methods.

O’Malley praises Dana White’s COVID-19 vaccine stance

‘We’re a free country,’ claimed UFC bantamweight on The BrO’Malley Show.

UFC 268 Edition | The Final Episode of The Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast – 81

Bloody Elbow Presents the ‘Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast’. The show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news & goings on in MMA, both inside + outside the cage; presented with an honest & critical eye.