Junior Dos Santos Dislocates Shoulder Throwing a Punch - Doctor Explains

Former UFC champion Junior Dos Santos dislocated his shoulder throwing a punch during his loss at Eagle FC. In this video we'll review what happened to cause this unusual injury.
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[@brycemoreau8942]

This man is never drinking or anything during these fights/games to be able to make these vids. Respect

[@alancold1427]

Huh

[@BrianSuttererMD]

sound fixed?

[@cnelson6126]

Yea

[@wildmansamurai3663]

Yep

[@iducreyes]

Yes sir!

[@PNCthebeast39]

Incredible videos. Been a big fan for years. As a chiropractic dc student going into his 3rd trimester, this stuff is always so much fun to watch.

[@seanchu2824]

I had to reduce a shoulder on one of my football players a couple days ago, and I used the Cunningham method. By far one of the most successful methods I’ve used.

[@ceasetheday87]

If I had to go back out there after a shoulder dislocation like that, my confidence would be gone and I’m throwing nothing but lefts.

[@Milltown_dingle]

Done this about 10 times 😂😂

[@reycesarcarino4653]

The Human body sometimes just leave an athlete. Just like that

[@pranayagarwal8911]

I have dislocated my left shoulder over 10 times and subluxated my right shoulder once. I have managed all this while without surgery. Now after a long time, I'm getting less and less dislocations. Why? I have jacked up my rotator cuffs. Band exercises. Scapula exercises and hanging are the only solution

[@alimnoordin1502]

You dislocated more than subluxated damn

[@ME-hw1pg]

You have made them better with banda

[@rohitshrestha3110]

hey pranay i dislocate my shoulder about more than 20 times.but i can relocate within 30 sec.now i have good range of motion .my shoulder only dislocate when i do some sudden activities in fast way...can i heal it without surgery?

[@yandhi4202]

@mikeross8506any update how it went?

[@agent136]

Thankfully I never got to ten. Only 5 😂. Popped mine back in myself twice. I finally got surgery. Doing those internal and external rotations with the bands at least 3 times a week. I wish you well.

[@lonewolfpoetics]

Watched this live, was such a great fight, absolutely devastating for this to happen to JDS. Full props to De Castro for recognizing the injury and trying to alert the ref. Also, yes the referee SHOULD have called the fight right away, because as Chael pointed out on commentary, MMA does not have injury timeouts for non-foul injuries

[@Oakshield2]

Agreed. MMA refs really feel like they're on some sort of pressure to keep the show going no matter what. I feel the same about eye pokes and nut shots, it should be an instant 1 point deduction, accidental or not. A foul's a foul and enforcing the rules would definitely reduce their occurrence, guys would throw more carefully and manage their hands better.

[@ReadIcculus93]

Ive watched way too much mma to know that they DO have injury timeouts in mma. Normally its only for cuts, but the ref can temporarily stop the fight to have a doctor come in to check a cut, to check a fighter's vision. The ref can then re-start the fight if the doctor clears the fighter. This ought to be the same principle applied to shoulder separations. If a fighter can spit out his mouth piece to get a Ref to say the word "Time", then they should do it for something that will have an equal impact on the fighter's performance. Fighters can continue to fight after their shoulder is back in place, why not let them?

[@lonewolfpoetics]

@@ReadIcculus93 true, there IS timeouts, but technically there should NOT be lol. But yeah cuts are the exception, I guess anytime the doctor comes in would be an injury time out. But I think for something like this, the fight did need to be stopped immediately

[@infinitemonkey917]

@@Oakshield2 Have you ever sparred someone in an opposite stance in kickboxing ? Nut shots are almost guaranteed.

[@victordiogenes7131]

@@infinitemonkey917 not really, man. When a guy blitz forward, sometimes you can miscalculate the distance on a kick and it happens. But in the vast majority of the time, a nut shot occurs when the kicking guy doesn't have good control of his movements. It happens mostly with beginners. I fight on both stances and the last time i kicked someone on the balls was years ago.

[@619Slipk]

Hey doc, you've talked about some soccer injuries in the past (mostly recent ones). I would like to suggest you cover the head injury Petr Cech suffered in 2006. I think it's an interesting topic given how it happened, the severity (being a skull fracture, which you don't talk that much about) and how iconic the helmet he started using after became.

[@skat3dwinorlando]

yes! 👍🏽

[@YourWARD]

This looks so painful. Hope for a speedy recovery

[@alexanderniesz6105]

It is. 8 years for me so far 😂

[@Methstreams4]

When I dislocated my shoulder , the doc made me lay on my stomach and let my arm hang off the hospital bed so gravity could pop it back in place, my shoulders was dislocated for 4 hours . I was in so much pain 😩 lol

[@liamdonn6213]

Holly crap

[@arnoldmayii3563]

Couldn’t he just slam it against a wall like Riggs in Lethal Weapon? 😁

[@joshuabornagain4670]

🤣🤣🤣

[@macmoney88]

Haha classic

[@iiZAPPx]

This happened to me except during basketball... similar motion swiping at a ball. Its a very frustrating injury because its a very fundamental "routine" motion. It's annoying!

[@Op-Whatchamacallit]

You're not lying bro I dislocated my left shoulder twice playing basketball now i gotta go see a orthopedic on the ride to the ER I wanted to cry not because of the pain it's just frustrating as hell.

[@iiZAPPx]

@@Op-Whatchamacallit THIS!!! You understand! Finally somebody understands! It's bullshit because we shouldn't have to deal with a freak-injury like that

[@MDF4072]

@@Op-Whatchamacallit this happens to me when I extend my arm to rebound , with the help of another player that grabs my hand from behind 😂

[@bigneck111]

@@Op-Whatchamacallit bro i feel you 100%. Ur not alone. If you have to go through surgery just stay positive the whole recovery process or else it will be a living hell. I had a bad shoulder that dislocated a couple times but the worst was when i was in vacation in the bahamas i jumped in the water and my shoulder came out and we were 5 miles off shore and it didnt go back in. We had to drive 1 hour back to the island through bumpy waves and then when i got to the urgent care they only had 2 employees and made me wait outside for 45 minutes because they had a patient inside. They finally got me in and drugged me up a lot and were able to pop it back in. Im sure we had a lot of the same negative thoughts going through our heads when u were in the ER and I was in the boat on the way back in. Dont let those thoughts take over and just be postiive. Whats done is done its about how you react to it. Whats dead may never Die.

[@fmcdomer]

How did u fix it

[@bradleyrobinson7552]

Boxer Danny Williams suffered a dislocated shoulder in a fight with Mark Potter. Williams' shoulder went back in, but it dislocated again shortly after. Williams fought one-handed with his right arm hanging down at his side and still somehow managed to knock out Mark Potter. Another case is Lomachenko: he won by KO despite his shoulder dislocating at the end of the 2nd rd against Linares. Lomachenko underwent surgery following the fight, but his dislocation wasn't as apparent as Williams'. Those are a couple of cases where the fight wasn't stopped.

[@charleyburley1603]

Danny Williams's KO of Mark Potter with only one functional arm was amazing. Another, similar case was that of the Olympic boxing champion Tyrell Biggs, who won a 10-round decision over Jeff Sims with a broken right collarbone suffered in the second round. (Shortly thereafter, Biggs lost to a prime Mike Tyson.)

[@TankEsq]

Instantly the fight needs to end. You don't get an injury timeout like other sports, you get injured and can't fight you lose by definition.

[@bdegrds]

Not an injury though, if it pops back in your good to go. Give them 5 min like a groin shot.

[@TheRedAnvil40]

Fair point. But what about an eye poke? That is not technically a timeout like getting kicked in the nuts in MMA. It’s just a grace period basically. I know one takes longer but they are both injuries that can be debilitating. I mean Bisping legit has 1 eye.

[@Mrraerae]

@@TheRedAnvil40 an eyepoke is a foul, there is an exception for fouls in the rules where if you get hit with an illegal move, you have up to 5 minutes to recover. Since injuring yourself throwing a punch isn't an illegal move by the opponent, you need to survive to the end of the round. Then they can maybe put it back into place between rounds. If you just hurt yourself and fall down during grabbinh your arm during the round, that's a TKO, you got hurt and stopped fighting

[@TheRedAnvil40]

@@Mrraerae didn't think of it that way! Good point.

[@bigimportantman1544]

Meh. They kinda do the same thing when someone’s mouth guard falls out. They don’t stop the immediate action, but once there’s a break the ref will call a quick time out so the fighter can put his mouth guard back in. JDS just needed to put his shoulder back in.

[@rafaeladrian1510]

Danny Williams (boxer) infamously knocked out an opponent with his right arm dislocated. The UK commentary went bananas

[@beastuppercut27]

Anthony Pettis (mma fighter) also did this early in his career but knocked out his opponent with a head kick.

[@Lk-sq4fp]

As a former sufferer of chronic shoulder instability I pray for this mans recovery. That labrum will need surgery

[@Lk-sq4fp]

17 dislocations in 3 years, once it slips initially it’ll keep happening every few months

[@beastuppercut27]

Same here.

[@zachwilson6119]

@@seriustraco Dam bro.. What the hell is causing it to slip so easily???

[@Lk-sq4fp]

@@zachwilson6119 The shoulder socket becomes permanently destroyed after the first or second dislocation and simple movements will always pop it out afterwards.

[@C____K]

I get the feeling this isn’t the first time it’s happened for him. That punch looked extremely weak. I had a few subluxations playing football and my muscles never really regained the same strength/stability for example when I would swing a baseball bat, I could never again at the same strength.

[@ForTheKing1]

Forgot to remove a blooper at the 3:35 mark. It’s ok though

[@ElizabethReninger]

thoughts on Alexander Zverev's ankle injury?

[@joshmakeshift]

did the same thing pitching as a teenager. but i tore the tendons as well.... no more pitching for me...

[@regdexter4014]

He needs to retire he’s had too much damage done to him over the years

[@spuddspudd]

Did this while bench pressing, maaaan I thought I was done thank God for the guys who will spot you at the gym

[@zoolanderhansel]

This shit happens to me if I take off my shirt too quickly. Overtime you learn to put it back. I use the cunningham technique on myself to put it back.

[@andrewallen7829]

Mine dislocated about 4 times in my life

[@fakhrurrazifisal7118]

been waiting for this, so fast ! thanks doc 😎

[@Syndrum]

Your Skeleton Sidekick should have his own Twitter.

[@MrAfusensi]

I think chael was right about stopping the fight due to the referee had to call a time out. If it happened in between rounds and was able to be fixed quickly, I think it would be another story.

[@shroudimmortal5109]

It shouldn't have come down to a doctor's decision. When a fighter is unable to defend themselves, it's the referee's job to stop the fight. That fight was over. You can't get medical treatment in the middle of a round and then continue the fighting. The refereeing at that event was nonexistent. But, as usual, awesome insights from Sutterer.

[@youtubedude3422]

I agree. I will give the ref some slack tho. It's a tough thing to spot, diagnose, then decide on something like this that isn't blatantly obvious. Could've done better could've been way worse.

[@stealth-x2995]

They interrupt fights for cuts to be checked at all the time.

[@bentinho]

JDS needs some dumbbell external/internal shoulder rotation exercises, Powell raises and trap 3 raises in his life

[@stehves2kewl941]

I know this isn’t related to this video but I sprain my ankle 3 weeks ago almost 4 then exactly 1 weeks later rolled it again then I just rolled it a week and a half later (today) and it’s extreme pain low and toward the back of the ankle/foot should I go to the doctor or just ice heat and do that whole cycle for a few weeks until it heals??

[@Justwantpeacelove]

Dislocated mine in ju jit su practice after a new guy tried to judo throw me. stop counting at 12 and lead me to quit. i been doing the sport for 10+ years. I want to get back into it or at least mma or boxing but afraid if it will get worse. I'm now weight training and working on it but with caution. Anyone with similar experience?

[@robertslunte7945]

Wtf this guy talking about?? This injury isn't cammon in MMA lol🤡

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

But by far the saddest part if it all was Castro celebrating the victory. You have to be a real loser to celebrate a victory like that.

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

You cant stop an MMA fight for injury time out Brian.

[@theolddarksoul1129]

I dislocated my shoulder in a wacky way and by the gods it hurt so much once it popped back in by itself my arm was done for the next few days I had to do everything with my right hand since I couldn’t lift my left

[@cnelson6126]

Thanks for the reupload doc

[@mostlypeacefulmisterputin]

Are there any exercises that you can do to strengthen the muscles and reduce the frequency of dislocations?

[@Methstreams4]

A doc. Why you love that number 33 so much? 🤔

[@ROCKSOLID2008]

What a POS Juniors opponent was.. Celebrating and screaming over someone else injury.

[@SneakersOnSpeakers]

You're a legend for these videos!!!

[@_Ferrigno]

love the videos even if i almost always get grossed out 😂

[@DneilB007]

Happened to me playing hockey when my centre knocked a guy down on top of me while my arm was underneath me. The doctor that set it had me put my other arm around a nurse, then kinda lifted & twisted the other one. The thing that I remember best is being nearly knocked out from the lack of pain when it popped back in. The pain came back, of course, but there was that one brief moment when there was no pain at all.

[@bitpat7008]

How do you almost get knocked out from no pain?

[@emersonr7481]

Around the clock service. 24/7. You're an awesome doctor. Always there when we need ya. Head up JDS.

[@NeoJester416]

Always love these videos. My shoulder use to pop in and out all the time. Found out I had a grade 3 acronium impingement. It was 3mm from tearing my rotator cuff. Ended up having surgery to file the bone spur down and 1/8 inch of my collarbone to allow more range of motion.

[@beastuppercut27]

I did this while working construction and it tore the labrum of my shoulder. It would happen easily after the first time. I dislocated it six more times in a year before i got the operation to fix it. I wouldnt recomend continuing the fight.

[@wildmansamurai3663]

Anybody else go straight to this channel after a sports injury?

[@qwertyazerty495]

I personally dislocated my shoulder throwing a punch during an amateur fight . It didn’t stay dislocated like JDS tho. I think it was more of a subluxation, but later the same day, I lifted my arm to wear a sweater and it dislocated for real. A month after, I fell with my arms extended and that injured shoulder was dislocated bad. It was very difficult to reduce it and the ambulance came in. After that second dislocation, I had 4 more playing tennis, laying on my stomach and trying to catch my cat. I had a surgery for a very damaged labrum two years ago and I never experienced a dislocation again. But I’m still very fearful ever since.

[@mustafajunaid6042]

Haha EXACT same thing happened w me, dislocated my left shoulder in an amateur fight when my opponent slipped my jab, had surgery a year ago

[@zohebansari6429]

​@@mustafajunaid6042then how are you now buddy plz tell??

[@zohebansari6429]

This same story as mine extactly same

[@TheNamesDitto]

This is why I tell new peeps not to stretch their entire arms when they punch. I feel like it makes you super vulnerable to an injury like this

[@Idkwhodawg]

Just got surgery my shoulder has came out over 15 times in the past 2 months and it ended up being a torn labrum

[@charlesfinley1893]

Doc, is possible that he also generated so much force to pop it out?

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

Great video Brian

[@e1r2i3k415]

This happened to me and I cried like a baby lol. The pain of your shoulder bone popping out doesn't seem like it would hurt that bad, but man!

[@AntonioEstrada-c8q]

This just happend to me. I am a 16 yr old amature boxer, and today in sparring i threw my backhand the same way the guy in the video did and i disclocated my shoulder. ive disclocated it at least 5-6 times. I have so much potential as a boxer and is truly my dream. Boxing is all i do. lots of people are telling me i could go far with it, and i dont want my shpulder stopping me. because boxing is all i know and my only way to truly make my mom proud. so please if you give me some advice on my shoulder to help.

[@BeastmodeJones316]

#33

[@mejartomlinson7065]

Dislocated my shoulder from tennis serve. I cant serve 100mph regularly anymore but at least i can still play. You will never be 100% anymore

[@user2653]

Please explain Tony Ferguson's memory loss after getting knocked out

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Loud and clear doc, 👍

[@davida6297]

Please do an analysis video on Chet Holmgren and if his body type puts him at risk of injury or not. I've heard hes got tight hips too but am curious what you think

[@kirubakaran6194]

My right shoulder two times dislocated from 2021 i was so struggled at first time , second time i was not that pain.

[@dknadeau0912]

Have you seen the broken jaw X-ray of Alex Polizzi from the Yoel Romero fight??

[@ramonbs6075]

I fighter should not have recurrent dislocated joints. They should have an insurance.

[@Naludaking819]

Ive dislocated my shoulder twice street fighting and popped in place both times really easy when taking off my shirt …stand up lean your upper body forward let your arms hang itll slide back in with major relief , it was the only way i could take my shirt off thats how i discovered it

[@momoneyindabank4]

Putting your arm back in and getting back to business is movies only. I couldn't do a push up for 7 months.

[@joshuaoqquendoandino2236]

The same thing happened to me during a boxing tournament. Very painful

[@miguelnovais3878]

You can't call a time out to solve a injury during a fight. If you stop you lose. that's why it should have been called

[@Mubi_Gaming95]

My wrist was creaked before few years now when I punch it's hearting reply pls can I fix it without surgery or how I can't feel any pain when if I don't box

[@angelsjoker8190]

Disagree with waiting to call the fight off. Unless the fighter can pop the shoulder back in by himself while in the fight, the fight needs to get called off. No outside interference. If a doctor needs to pop it back in, that means the fighter is unable to fight.

[@coleheketoa]

Please retire JDS....your body is telling you so much

[@chaos8514]

Please add points on how to avoid these injuries

[@MineChemist]

this is exactly what i did while sparring + got an avulsion

[@andrewfinley3425]

Whenever I would have bad subluxations I just had to lean forward and dangle my arms

[@arsalanzaidi15]

I have recurrent shoulder dislocation and i lost my shoulder strength 😔😔.i can't throw a piece of stone as fast as earlier and also not in perfect direction.

[@PopApe99]

Fights over lmao that shoulder will be so sore and hurt so bad. I mean Dr have you had a shoulder dislocation? You at least done for 48 hours.

[@tortillero3138]

You’re anatomy is way off doc, that was an obvious rectal prolapse

[@goran1986m]

Is there any way to fix 100% so it won't happen again. I heard that alot of people that had surgery still had this happen to them later.

[@WWEisTooReal]

dislocated my shoulder again in mexico and i made my friends pop it in using the Cunningham method and it worked like a charm

[@infinitemonkey917]

It looked like he was in the FABER position when his hand / wrist hit the guard of his opponent.

[@rocksraj3977]

Guys i heard he wear only shirt n tie but not trouser,, someone do the excavation n reveal the facts...

[@snowlion8923]

One of the worst injuries ive dealt with. Just found out i need surgery for a torn labrum from the dislocation that happenned back in nov.

[@NelsonWu_1]

Hey man stay positive I’m 11 months out from surgery and things get better as long as u stay at it

[@carnage3004]

I have dislocated shoulders but doctors wont do shit too help will weights stop it popping out ?

[@kevintse2870]

At this point JDS is basically NoHo Hank.

[@PopApe99]

I have a torn labrum and it pops out a lot lol I mean I do play basketball a lot but I need surgery lmao glad it’s just a torn labrum.

[@jaycapo1193]

So bigger muscles the better ? For shoulder to avoid ?

[@nyclear]

Too old for steriods? His body couldnt handle the force it generated?

[@rogueirl]

He threw a punch so hard it disloacted his arm. I feel like that's hard as fuck to do.

[@Thenotorious998]

If happens that easy it was already out before and he still took the fight so it went out easy

[@egseven]

Horrible injury prayers to him and his family

[@rmarc11]

U think him being juiced this fight had anything to do with this? Lol

[@Likkledavis6ix]

I dislocated my shoulder swimming

[@tonystark-yb7l]

Good thing mike tyson didnt experienced this💪🏼

[@corysaint7577]

Fight was called because you dont get time outs unless fouled

[@oliverfelchak9459]

Hey man can you do a Achilles tear on cohen please I’m sure you have seen it

[@GotDamBoi]

this reminds me of that kid that literally dabbed so hard that he dislocated his shoulder lol

[@tumeropadre4578]

Jds needs to retire already he'll be remembered has one of the best heavyweights

[@SPVLaboratories]

I actually dislocated my shoulder for the first time like this. Ended up having three more dislocations and got a labrum repair. Haven't had any problems in 4 years wish I got the surgery sooner

[@jetsterable]

I dislocated my shoulder playing football. Running & tackler wrapped me up & while falling I put my left arm out to brace my fall. Jan. 1st, frozen ground. That was in 1978. I’ve dislocated it approx 8/9 times since. I put it back myself by staying calm, laying on my back & using my right hand I rotate my left arm like a clock hand. When I’m close to 12:00 it slips back in & man does that feel good!

[@SJT0813]

3:34 we've got a broken doctor, someone go get a fresh one :D

[@dudakoff1000]

Got this one out too fast haha, left some stuff in that needed editing out

[@rasaecnai]

Maybe it's time for him to retire. He had a good career but I think its time.