Ismael Bonfim was transported to a hospital following his UFC Vegas 102 defeat to Nazim Sadykhov on Saturday evening, however exams confirmed no severe accidents to his face, MMA Combating has discovered.
The cageside physician stopped the bout after Bonfim complained he couldn’t see out of his proper eye after the opening spherical on account of cuts opened by a query mark kick to the face. Sadykhov was awarded the TKO victory and improved to 3-0-1 beneath the UFC banner.
Bonfim’s coach and brother Odair Bonfim instructed MMA Combating Ismael is “wonderful”, and the accidents had been solely cuts and no fractures. The UFC fighter took to social media to share an replace Sunday morning.
“Thank God I’m wonderful,” Bonfim stated. “I did some exams on the attention and head and it’s all proper. It’s only a lower right here [on the cheek] and the eyelid. I couldn’t see correctly and the physician determined to cease the battle.”
Bonfim, now 20-5 as knowledgeable, dropped to 2-2 beneath the UFC banner after the primary TKO defeat of his profession.
“The technique was working, I used to be assured and feeling properly, imposing my recreation my rhythm,” Bonfim stated. “However let’s not take something away from my opponent, it was a ravishing kick that caught me proper on my face [laughs].”
