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Rose Namajunas fell short in her flyweight debut on Saturday afternoon in the co-main event of UFC Paris, also known as UFC Fight Night 226, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Namajunas was taking on France’s own Manon Fiorot but an early setback left her back against the wall from the beginning stages of the fight.
Minutes into the fight, Namajunas’ right pinky finger could be seen sticking out of her glove at an unusual angle. When she made her way to the corner, Namajunas told her coaches “my finger is broken.”
Despite the injury, Namajunas gutted out the final two rounds of the fight before losing a unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
After the fight, Namajunas had her gloves removed which showed the true extent of the injury. And thanks to social media, her coach and partner Pat Barry shared an image of the damage for the world to see.
Let me just say this: it is gross.
Check it out.
WARNING: Photo contains graphic content that some readers may find disturbing.
This is how Rose Namajunas’ right hand looked last night when she took off her gloves. The injury happened in the first. (📷 @HypeOrDie) pic.twitter.com/pr78I6RRKF
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 3, 2023
I’ll never understand how these fighters can battle through such painful injuries, but I guess that’s why I am sitting behind a keyboard and they are out throwing hands in a cage.
Kudos to them.
If you missed out on Saturday’s action, we have you covered.
A full look at the UFC Paris results can be seen below.
UFC Paris Results
- Ciryl Gane def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:44
- Manon Fiorot def. Rose Namajunas via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Thiago Moises via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:44
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Bogdan Guskov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:46
- William Gomis def. Yanis Ghemmouri via TKO (body kick) – Round 3, 2:20
- Morgan Charriere def. Manolo Zecchini via TKO (body kick) – Round 1, 3:51
- Taylor Lapilus def. Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ange Loosa def. Rhys McKee via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nora Cornolle def. Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Farid Basharat def. Kleydson Rodrigues via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:15
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-37, 30-27)
