UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently offered an explanation as to why we’ve seen an especially brutal year in MMA thus far. 2021 has included a number of high profile in cage injuries; most notably that includes Conor McGregor and Chris Weidman’s complete leg breaks at UFC 264 and UFC 261 respectively.
In addition to those ghastly injuries, the Octagon has also seen Jacare Souza break his arm and both Kanako Murata and Jamahal Hill suffer elbow injuries. There’s also been a number of grisly cuts this year.
On a recent episode of his podcast Rogan noted the unusual rate of broken bones in the Octagon.