Gabriel Benitez left UFC on ESPN+ 29 with both a loss and a disturbing injury.
Benitez (21-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Omar Morales (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in their lightweight bout, suffered a disgusting shin split during Wednesday’s contest, which took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
At about the midway point it became noticeable Benitez was leaking blood from his leg, yet he kept on kicking with it until the final bell.
We might never have known how deep the cut was except for one thing: the UFC production team “treated” viewers with a slo-motion close-up that no one asked for.
Watch the video below at you own risk (via Twitter):
With the adrenaline still going inside the octagon, Benitez didn’t appear overcome with pain due to the injury. Once that goes away, though he’ll surely be feeling it.
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