JRE MMA Show #184 with Aljamain Sterling · Aired Aug 11, 2026
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Matt Serra recently underwent knee replacement surgery.
The finding
What the evidence shows
Matt Serra did have major knee surgery, but it was not recent. A Sportskeeda report from around December 2023 shows he had already had the operation with an HSS surgeon and had recovered enough to do jiu-jitsu again. A podcast listing for UFC Unfiltered also describes him showing his post-replacement leg to Jim Norton around mid-2022, though I could not open that page to confirm. So the surgery looks to be years before this August 2026 episode, not recent. I found no report of a newer replacement. A dated 2026 report of a new Serra knee replacement would flip this verdict.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Matt Serra recently underwent knee replacement surgery?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Matt Serra did have major knee surgery, but it was not recent. A Sportskeeda report from around December 2023 shows he had already had the operation with an HSS surgeon and had recovered enough to do jiu-jitsu again. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on JRE MMA Show #184 with Aljamain Sterling, aired Aug 11, 2026, at 47:45. The supporting source is sportskeeda.com, linked below.
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