UFC 306 branded āNocheā at the Sphere in Las Vegas had some of the most stunning visual effects youāll ever see. The most shocking visual of the night, however, may have been Irene Aldanaās cut.
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The Mexican bantamweight fighter looked like this before her fight against Norma Dumont of Brazil.
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This is how she looked the next day after receiving an undisclosed amount of stitches as a result of a viscous accidental headbutt.
At least she has a sense of humor about the whole thing. Putting on the makeup as a joke with a wound like that is pure comedy. Aldana is also one tough girl ā she kept fighting with the wound for over a full round after suffering the gash toward the end of the second round. In the third, she absorbed punches to the head and kept going. Itās amazing there wasnāt a doctorās stoppage.
Unfortunately, after going through all that, Aldana ended up losing to Dumont via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Aldana is now 15-8 in MMA, 8-6 in the UFC.
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The fact she even kept fighting is true warrior spirit.
Yea, that will leave a mark on the 36-year-old fighter. And by the looks of it, sheāll wear the battle scar proudly. Hereās to a speedy recovery and better luck in her next fight.
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