Overview
- Dos Anjos disclosed on Wednesday that he underwent three operations on his left knee after the October 2024 injury that ended his fight at UFC 308.
- He says the first surgery in Brazil attempted to stitch the meniscus, the repair failed months later, and a U.S. surgeon left stitches that caused inflammation and limited knee extension.
- The retained-stitch inflammation required a third procedure early in 2026 and is the reason Dos Anjos gives for a roughly two-year absence from competition.
- Now cleared to fight, the 41-year-old former lightweight champion is booked to rematch Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 on Oct. 3 and says he still has four fights left on his UFC contract.
- Dos Anjos nearly considered retirement during the recovery but frames this return as a test of whether he can keep competing after a three-fight losing streak and extensive surgery history.