UFC star Chris Padilla endured a horrific cut during his UFC London fight against Jai Herbert, yet emerged victorious.
The American fighter secured a split-decision win over Britain`s Jai Herbert, achieving this triumph while visibly bloodied.
An elbow strike from Herbert caused a severe gash above Padilla`s left eye.
Despite the injury, he fought through to win by decision, though fans online expressed their disgust at the sight of the cut.
One observer commented, «Looks like a shark bite.»
Another added, «Definitely going to have a nice little scar from that.»
One reaction stated: «Brutal! On the bright side, he won.»
Another comment read: «Damn, that cut is nasty! Congrats on the W though.»
Speaking about the cut, Padilla admitted: «S***, I don`t know bro it just hurt like a b***h if you want me to be honest with you.
«But it is what it is bro, like I always say I win by any means. If this was going to happen, s*** I would have taken one right across the face.
“I would have still walked forward. I couldn`t see anything out of my left eye as blood was pouring down.
«But I was ready to push through no matter what.»
Lightweight fighter Padilla, 29, improved his record to 16-6, securing his sixth consecutive victory.
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