Gregory Rodriguez got a bloody cut during his comeback victory over Chidi Njokuani in the main event ufs vegas 60leaving him with a visible scar on his forehead.
Basically, early in the fight, Njokuani landed a knee that made Rodriguez stagger and caused a cut right between his eyes.
Between the first and second rounds, the cutman worked feverishly on Rodriguez, but it was obvious that if the bleeding increased, the ringside doctor would have to stop the fight.
After that, the President of the UFC Dana White posted a couple of photos on Instagram – one before and one after – as Rodriguez was sewn up to a thick wound on his head. Since the photos were posted via Insta Story, we leave you with the Twitter user who managed to capture them before they disappeared.
Considering he’s coming home with a win, not a loss, Rodriguez’s stitches probably didn’t upset him too much. In addition, he will receive additional $50,000 after the exchange Trophy “Fight of the Night” from Njokuani to ufs vegas 60.
At this point, Rodriguez unleashed an aggressive attack that eventually led to him pinning Njokuani to the ground and knocking him out via TKO in the second round.
Rodriguez vs. Njokuani at UFC Vegas 60
Althoughh Gregory Rodriguez sure to leave scars ufs vegas 60 for the rest of his life, at least, he made some extra money.
One of four post-battle bonuses for UFC Vegas 60n.got into RoboCop for his amazing comeback victory over Chidi Njokuani in the co-main event on Saturday.
Rodriguez overcame a terrifying blow and knocked out Njokuani in the second round. Both fighters won the Fight of the Night title.
At UFC Vegas 60 Damon Jackson as well as Joe Pifer both received one of the evening’s other two bonuses for winning by TKO in the first round.
Pifer knocked out Alain Amedowski in less than four minutes, and Jackson discontinued Pat Sabatini night in just 69 seconds.
In the main battle of the evening Corey Sandhagen defeated Song Yadong by technical knockout in the fourth round due to a doctor’s stoppage.