September 3, 2023 7:40 pm ET
PARIS – Jacqueline Cavalcanti acquired fouled in a means by no means seen earlier than within the UFC.
The ladies’s bantamweight fighter acquired by accident eye poked in each her eyes by her opponent Zarah Fairn within the opening bout of UFC Fight Night 226, which befell this Saturday. The odd factor is that it wasn’t two separate eye pokes. As an alternative, it was one movement with two fingers poking each eyes individually.
“Really it was two fingers, not one, so one in every eye,” Cavalcanti mentioned when requested concerning the unintended eye poke on the UFC Combat Evening 226 post-fight press convention. “One of many eyes acquired actually affected, so I needed to cease. Thank God, they stopped it so I may get well, and I may proceed to go after my win.”
As quickly because the foul occurred, the referee stopped the bout and gave Cavalcanti (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) time to get well. She would ultimately clear her sight and return to outpoint Fairn (6-6 MMA, 0-4 UFC) and win a unanimous resolution in opposition to the Frenchwoman.
UFC Combat Evening 226 marked Cavalcanti’s debut with the promotion. You may watch her full scrum within the video above.
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