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Be advised; the cut suffered by Mexican bantamweight Irene Aldana, as seen in this article, is certainly not one for the faint of heart – or for those who might be eating their breakfast as they catch up on all the news from UFC 306.
The bantamweight clash between Mexican Irene Aldana and Brazilian Norma Dumont was an unbelievably bloody back-and-forth affair, with the former title challenger leaving The Sphere via an ambulance with one of the most brutal scars in recent memory.
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It might have only been the featured bout of the UFC 306 prelims, but Aldana vs Dumont had The Sphere crowd up on their feet for almost the entirety of their gruesome 15-minute clash in Las Vegas.
Both women showed their heart and determination, but it was Dumont who proved the more durable and efficient striker as she out-landed Aldana 159 to 69 on significant strikes en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Yet it was an inadvertent head clash that caused the most painful strike of them all, with the pair coming together in the pocket and the contact opening an enormous gash on the forehead of the Mexican.
Blood immediately started to leak across the canvas and between rounds, cameras got a good close-up of the cut that would soon be labeled ‘the worst in history’ by fans.
Yet as horrific as those images were, it wasn’t until UFC doctor Greg Hsu shared a picture of the injury from the medical team to his Instagram page that fans truly got a sense of how bad the cut was.
Dr Hsu, who has been working with the UFC since 2005, shared pictures of the cut before and after he’d worked his stitching magic, acknowledging the bravery of Aldana in the caption.
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“[Irene Aldana] such a strong & courageous human. What a superstar. Godspeed in healing! Thanks for putting up with my Spanish. So honored to have helped.”
Be advised: Graphic image of injury ahead.
Former lightweight champion Tony Ferguson replied to the post, writing “Good work doc” as fans thanked the physician for his tidy work.
At the post-fight press conference, Dana White was asked about the cut and confirmed that both Aldana and Brian Ortega had been transported to the local hospital for further tests.
“They’ve got some stitches – that’s about it, they were transported for head and face scans and I think they’re good, or [the scans] came back good.”
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If UFC fans remember the horror cut suffered by Gregory Rodrigues a few years ago, Dr Hsu was the man responsible for fixing that gruesome scene too.
“What an incredible job Dr. Hsu does at sewing these guys up man,” White noted at the time; with Aldana’s patchwork proof that the promotion retains some of the most skilled medical professionals in the game.
We join fans in wishing Irene Aldana a speedy recovery.
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