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Photo: Johnny Eblen’s eyebrow cut from Bellator 299 title defense is one of the nastiest of all time

That was a bad one. Check out Johnny Eblen’s insane cut from his Bellator 299 title defense.

[autotag]Johhny Eblen[/autotag] might’ve been lucky he stopped Fabian Edwards when he did.

The Bellator middleweight champion was winning on all scorecards before stopping Edwards (12-3 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) early in the third round of their Bellator 299 main event at 3Arena in Dublin, but he was also carrying a nasty gash on his right eyebrow that could’ve jeopardized his fight.

Edwards cut Eblen (14-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA) with an elbow while separating from a clinch exchange in the second round.

Below is a picture of the aftermath courtesy of Eblen’s teammate, UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier:

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This was Eblen’s second title defense of the middleweight belt. His first defense came in February against Russia’s Anatoly Tokov in a unanimous decision win. “Pressure” became champion in June 2022 when he took the belt from respected veteran Gegard Mousasi.

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 299.