MMA News and Articles by Jon Gelber M.D.

Fight Medicine: Another Weight Cutting Tragedy The death of Chinese flyweight Jianbing Yang once again dragged one of MMA’s more controversial practices into the spotlight.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Dec 12, 2015

Grapplers Heart Tournament

Jon Gelber M.D.

Feb 01, 2014

Fight Medicine: A Broken Bone, Broken Champion Last night witnessed the shocking end to one of the most anticipated rematches in UFC history.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Dec 29, 2013

Fight Medicine: Uneven Scales Weight-cutting practices are being evaluated across MMA, but the issue may be even more important for female fighters.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Dec 21, 2013

Fight Medicine: Tragedy in Brazil The death of Nova Uniao’s Leandro Souza puts the dangers associated with cutting weight under the microscope.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Sep 30, 2013

Fight Medicine: Fighting After 40 The question of when age plays a role in a fighter’s career is becoming an increasingly important point.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Aug 12, 2013

Fight Medicine: A Burdened Shoulder During the UFC 163 main event on Saturday at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Chan Sung Jung threw an overhand right that appeared to catch behind the shoulder of featherweight champion...

Jon Gelber M.D.

Aug 05, 2013

Fight Medicine: Ask the Fight Doctor Mailbag When rehabilitating posterior-cruciate ligament knee injuries, the muscle group known as the quadriceps becomes the focus.

Jon Gelber M.D.

Jul 19, 2013

Fight Medicine: Ask the Fight Doctor Mailbag How do athletes like Georges St. Pierre and Robert Griffin III recover from career-threatening injuries? Jon Gelber, M.D., provides the answers.

Jon Gelber M.D.

May 05, 2013