Henry Cejudo reveals damage done from eye poke

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Henry Cejudo faced criticism almost immediately after his fight against Song Yadong was stopped when he couldn’t continue following an eye poke in the third round at UFC Seattle.

The foul forced referee Jason Herzog to pause the action while giving Cejudo five minutes to recover with the ringside physician coming into the octagon to check him over as he tried to recover enough to restart the fight. Cejudo eventually gave the go ahead to continue but as soon as the round ended, he told his coaches rather emphatically “I cannot f*cking see.”

The fight was stopped moments later and Song was actually declared the winner by technical decision because three full rounds had expired, which led to the judges’ scorecards being tallied.

On Sunday, Cejudo posted an up close photo with the damage done to his eye along with a caption that said “diplopia, soft tissue damage, corneal abrasion.”

Henry Cejudo reveals damage done from eye poke that ended his fight against Song Yadong at UFC Seattle

Henry Cejudo posted a gnarly photo with a close up of his eye after he absorbed a nasty poke from Song Yadong that led to a stoppage in the UFC Seattle main event.

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[Robbie Hart]

Didn’t watch, but ok 😔

 

[steroid to heaven]

 

[Jesus X]

Eye injuries seem to be on the rise in mma. Several fighters have damaged their eyes not just from pokes but from strikes too. Being a fighter is a brutal job.

 

[Rambo John J]

Eye injuries seem to be on the rise in mma. Several fighters have damaged their eyes not just from pokes but from strikes too. Being a fighter is a brutal job.

I often wonder, should all illegal strikes be penalized?
Seems like the logical solution.

There are 10 points available to each fighter at the start of each round, I don't see why they can't use all 10points, and deduct a point for each foul committed.

 

[Robbie Hart]

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That’s funny

 

[Uncle Tom Doug]

I often wonder, should all illegal strikes be penalized?
Seems like the logical solution.

There are 10 points available to each fighter at the start of each round, I don't see why they can't use all 10points, and deduct a point for each foul committed.

They need to start penalizing all eye poke, even accidental ones. Guys have permanently lost their vision because of them, and certain fighters seem to poke their opponents in the eyes every time they fight. That dirty chineser kept extending his fingers, even after the last eye poke.

 

[mysticmac]

So he's got a little blood in his eye...

A lot of people have fought through that. This guy thinks he still has the mentality of a champion... retire.