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Pedro Munhoz shares medical record to prove eye injury from UFC 276 bout against Sean O’Malley

Pedro Munhoz has gone a step further in trying to convince doubters that his eye injury is real.

Despite what his UFC 276 opponent [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] and others may believe, [autotag]Pedro Munhoz[/autotag] has gone to unnecessary lengths to prove he sustained a very real injury.

In the second round of their main card bout, Munhoz was accidentally poked in the right eye by O’Malley. Munhoz told the doctor who entered the cage to check on him that he couldn’t see and the fight was stopped a few minutes after the incident occurred, resulting in a no contest.

Speaking to reporters during the post-fight news conference, O’Malley said Munhoz “100 percent” wanted a way out of the fight. A few hours after the fight, Munhoz explained his side of the story, saying he was poked in the eye in the first round too, before the accidental foul in the second that led to the stoppage.

Apparently, Munhoz’s story along with a few third-party confirmations and photos of his swollen eyes after the fact wasn’t enough to convince people his injury was legitimate.

On Monday, Munhoz took it a step further to prove his eye injury by posting a photo of his medical record on Instagram.

“This is a Saturday night medical report,” Munhoz wrote in the caption of the social media post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmoCVzvdRW/

According to the record, Munhoz was given erythromycin ophthalmic ointment, which is used to treat eye infections. In addition, he was administered a fluorescein ophthalmic strip in both eyes, which aids in detecting corneal abrasions, and tetracaine ophthalmic solution to numb the eyes before medical procedures.

The record shows Munhoz is to follow up with Dr. Emil A. Stein, a Las Vegas-based ophthalmologist, for abrasion of the right cornea and acute right eye pain.

While it shouldn’t be necessary for a fighter to post their medical records online to prove to his doubters wrong, Munhoz brought out the “receipt” to show he is dealing with a real injury from his fight with O’Malley.

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MMA Junkie Radio #3274: Fallout from UFC 276 and more

Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.

On Episode 3,274, the guys unpack everything that went down at UFC 276 – from [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag]’s easy win, [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag]’s statement, what now for [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag], two retirements, and more – and they recap the PFL regular season results. Tune in!

Stream or download this and all episodes of MMA Junkie Radio over at OmnyStudio. You can also catch it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more. A new episode of the podcast is released every Monday and Thursday.

Alex Pereira ‘triste’ por la victoria de Israel Adesanya en la UFC 276, promete que él ‘sí lo hará pelear’

LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira no va a permitir que su pelea por el título contra Israel Adesanya sea poco emocionante. El sábado, Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) recibió una lluvia de críticas de los fans de las peleas tras una victoria por decisión …

LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira no va a permitir que su pelea por el título contra Israel Adesanya sea poco emocionante.

El sábado, Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) recibió una lluvia de críticas de los fans de las peleas tras una victoria por decisión unánime en la defensa de su título contra Jared Cannonier, que fue relativamente tranquila, en el evento principal de la UFC 276 en el T-Mobile Arena. Independientemente de eso, retuvo el cinturón de peso mediano y preparó el escenario para pelear contra Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), quien dos peleas antes de la pelea estelar, anotó un KO espectacular en el primer round contra Sean Strickland.

Este par tiene una historia muy bien conocida: Pereira tiene dos victorias sobre Adesanya durante sus carreras de kickboxing, y una fue por nocaut.

Pereira estuvo presente durante la victoria de Adesanya y dijo que quedó decepcionado por lo que vio.

“No me emocionó y no emocionó al público”, le dijo Pereira a MMA Junkie y a otros reporteros durante la conferencia de prensa después de la pelea de UFC 276. “Me quedé muy triste de ver eso. Espero que cuando peleemos, él lo haga mejor que eso, pero por supuesto que lo voy a hacer pelear para darle al público un mejor espectáculo”.

Pereira dijo que estará listo para retar a Adesanya lo más pronto posible y promete que no será un asunto aburrido, como lo que pasó contra Cannonier.

“Cuando sea que él esté listo”, dijo Pereira, “Acabo de terminar mi pelea, estoy bien, puedo empezar a entrenar mañana mismo. Me voy a tomar dos semanas para disfrutar un poco de la vida, pero cuando él esté listo, yo estoy listo.”.

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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Eugene Bareman: Sean Strickland ‘fumbled the bag’ against Alex Pereira at UFC 276

Israel Adesanya’s head coach really believed Sean Strickland was the logical next title challenger heading into UFC 276.

City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman thinks [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] messed up big time in his UFC 276 fight with [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag].

Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) was knocked out in the first round by Pereira this past Saturday in Las Vegas, where he was content to stand and trade with the former two-division Glory kickboxing champion until he got caught.

Bareman, who coaches Israel Adesanya, saw Strickland as more of a worthy challenger for the UFC middleweight champion than Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC). The fact that Adesanya and Strickland got into a heated exchange during the UFC 276 pre-fight news conference added some spice to a potential matchup.

Bareman was disappointed to see Strickland lose out on the title opportunity.

“Sean Strickland fumbled the bag,” Bareman told Submission Radio. “Yeah, I don’t know. Like, come on, man. That, I thought, was the fight. But he fumbled the bag. I don’t want to talk too much on their fight, but look, man, did he think he wasn’t fighting one of the best strikers in the world that can take you out if you stand in front of him? Did he?

“Like, your arrogance can get you in trouble. Like, yeah, I recognize when people come from another sport what they are and give them their due respect that’s… yeah, he fumbled the bag. But all power to him. I hope he gets back in a position where Israel can fight him, because I know it’s a fight that Israel really wants. So all the best to Sean.”

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Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) notched his fifth title defense when he defeated Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276. He is expected to face Pereira next and while Bareman still think it’s too soon for “Poatan,” he understands the allure behind the matchup.

“Again, the UFC are brilliant at what they do,” Bareman said. “They’re brilliant at marketing. They’ve seen a story there, and they pushed this guy to a position that he, like, who’s gonna argue with me that he doesn’t deserve? How can, like, it’s ridiculous that he’s being put in the position to basically go for the title off the back of two wins over Israel in a completely different sport after beating just Sean Strickland. I mean, that’s crazy. But also, as much as a purist like me thinks that’s crazy, also I understand how the UFC machine works. And they see a marketable fight there, and they’re doing what they need to do.”

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Maycee Barber plans contract talk with Dana White on push for title shot after UFC 276

Maycee Barber’s progression continued Saturday at UFC 276, and she sent a former title challenger into retirement, to boot.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag]’s progression continued Saturday at UFC 276, and she sent a former title challenger into retirement, to boot.

Barber (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Jessica Eye (15-11 MMA, 5-10 UFC), who arguably was one of her most accomplished opponents to date. The win was Barber’s third straight after back-to-back losses.

Now the women’s flyweight said her current contract is up, and she wants to have a major conversation with UFC president Dana White to work out a new deal on what she hopes is a push for a title shot.

“That was the last fight on my deal,” Barber said at her post-fight news conference at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “I was ranked No. 13 going into this, so I want to sit down and I want to talk to them, and I really want to game plan out where my contract was at and how we’re going to chase the title. I’m not that far away from chasing it, and I’m working on improving in that. I’m excited to see where this career goes.”

Check out Barber’s full interview in the video above.

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Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for champs Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski after UFC 276?

Who should champs Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski fight next after their successful title defenses at UFC 276 in Las Vegas?

(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Max Holloway, Jared Cannonier after UFC 276 losses?)

Teammates [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] and [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] picked up dominant title defenses on Saturday at UFC 276, and they are looking largely unstoppable in their respective divisions.

Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) cruised to a lopsided unanimous decision over Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) in the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, while Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) made it three decision wins over Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in their featherweight title trilogy bout, which served as the co-main event.

Where do both men go from here? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on who they should be defending their belts against next.

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Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Max Holloway, Jared Cannonier after UFC 276 losses?

What does the future hold for Max Holloway and Jared Cannonier after their title-fight losses at UFC 276?

It was a tough night for the challengers at UFC 276, because no one was able to force a belt to change hands on Saturday’s card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the main event, [autotag]Jared Cannonier[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) struggled to find any meaningful offense against [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), lost a unanimous decision and was unable to fulfill his goal of claiming the middleweight championship.

The co-headliner, meanwhile, saw [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) fall to 0-3 in his rivalry with featherweight champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) with a bloody unanimous decision defeat.

What’s next for each man after their respective loss? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on what’s next for Cannonier and Holloway after UFC 276.

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Urijah Faber furious about Josh Emmett’s ‘bullsh*t’ treatment at UFC 276: ‘Dana, I hope you see this’

UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber sounds off on Josh Emmett’s treatment and “really bad experience” at UFC 276.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag] is “super disappointed” about the way [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] was treated at UFC 276 on Saturday.

Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who has a strong case to be the next challenger to Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title, traveled to Las Vegas so he could witness the trilogy fight with Max Holloway at T-Mobile Arena.

Faber is Emmett’s coach at Team Alpha Male and also is engrained with VaynerSports, which also serves as Emmett’s management team. The expectation was Emmett would be cageside when Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) defeated Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) by unanimous decision to retain the title, and he would get some spotlight on the broadcast before or during the fight, or even some rub on the post-fight show.

The reality of what happened, however, was far different.

“He had a really bad experience,” Faber told MMA Junkie and other reporters on Sunday at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 2 grappling event. “He was put way back in the seating, not even with the rest of the guys and had to find his way by himself upstairs because they have peons working security that are getting paid minimum wage that are like, ‘Hey, you can’t come this way.’ He’s not a confrontational guy unless you’re paying him to beat someone up. He was really upset that there wasn’t more made of the fact that he’s the guy in line. I’m going to talk to Dana (White) about it and talk to Hunter (Campbell) and let them know that it’s really bullsh*t.

“(We got) ghosted. It’s really sad and his wife was livid, he was livid and he was just like, ‘What do I have to do to get a little bit of respect?’ So Dana, I hope you see this and understand that it’s Josh’s time.”

Faber said the situation resonated strongly with Emmett and caused a ripple effect. The frustration was running high when Emmett wasn’t seated cageside with the plethora of other fighters in attendance for the International Fight Week mega-event, especially considering his relevance to the co-main event of the card.

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Emmett is coming off a split decision win over Calvin Kattar at UFC on ESPN 38 in Austin, Texas, this past month, and he made a conscious decision to make sure he got to watch Volkanovski vs. Holloway 3 in-person so he could campaign for the winner.

When nothing materialized and he was never acknowledged, Faber said Emmett became emotional.

“Last night he was like, ‘You know what, F this. I wish they’d just release me. I get no respect,'” Faber said. “He’s like, ‘I think I’m going to drop down to ’35 and fight O’Malley cause that’s who’s getting all the credit.’ I’m like, ‘First off, it’s not going to be good for your body to drop all that weight. You’re right there knocking on the door, we just have to make it happen and I’m really sorry you had such a bad experience.’ He literally, if you look at his Instagram posted a picture from the rafters cause he kept getting moved to the MMA basement because of a miscommunication. So that was really frustrating to find out in the aftermath.'”

Faber said he’s not certain what will happen from here with Emmett, but he think it’s pretty obvious he should be next in line. Volkanovski has largely cleared out the division, and the only other possible fresh opponent would be Yair Rodriguez if he can get past Brian Ortega at UFC on ABC 3 on July 16.

Even if Rodriguez wins, though, he would only be on a one-fight winning streak. Emmett, meanwhile, has won his past five fights against some solid competition. In Faber’s mind, it’s a no-brainer to give Emmett the shot, and he’s utterly perplexed by the UFC’s apparent reluctance to push him into that spot.

“I was super disappointed and Josh was also, on the fact that he wasn’t treated that great this last week,” Faber said. “We were expecting him to be there sideline. He’s beaten so many guys in dominant fashion, he’s had these major injuries and he needs that fight next, that 145-pound belt. He’s that guy that can match up with Volkanovski, that can pack a punch that puts people out cold with one punch.

“They need to choose to promote him a little bit more. They need to give him the right opportunities and just be present. Josh’s wife said, ‘Look, it’s very apparent where we stand with the UFC. They don’t give a sh*t about us.’ Which is a sh*tty feeling.”

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Jessica-Rose Clark says surgery likely after UFC 276: ‘She did a really good job of continuing to armbar me after I tapped’

At UFC 276, Jessica-Rose Clark indicated damage was done in between her tap and the referee’s official intervention.

UFC 276 was a quick night of work for [autotag]Jessica-Rose Clark[/autotag], but the 42-second submission loss took its toll.

Clark (10-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC) revealed Sunday surgery is likely to repair a left arm injury suffered in a visually gruesome submission loss to [autotag]Julija Stoliarenko[/autotag](10-6-2 MMA, 1-4 UFC) in the preliminary card opener Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The finish came nearly immediately after the fight hit the canvas. Stoliarenko snatched an arm and torqued. While Stoliarenko appeared to let go upon the referees command, it was a second or two after the tap itself. By the time Chris Tognoni intervened and Stoliarenko let go, the damage was already done, indicated Clark.

With the loss behind her, Clark vowed to improve and come back better.

“Well, that sucked,” Clark said, as she sported an arm wrap and sling in an Instagram video. “I just got back from the hospital. I am probably going to need surgery on my elbow. She did a really good job of continuing to armbar me after I tapped, but that’s fine. It is what it is. I felt great. I cried the entire time I was at the hospital, but I’m feeling all right. I’m understandably heartbroken, but I did everything right this camp. I’m going to have this surgery and heal up and then come back and be better – and that’s all I can do.”

Check out Clark’s full statement in the video below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfiG2OgAfyA/

The loss is the second in a row by armbar for Clark. Meanwhile, Stoliarenko picked up her first UFC win in her fifth attempt.

“If I get a submission, I’m going to snap it until people stop it,” Stoliarenko said in a post-fight news conference. “Of course I don’t want to injure my opponents, but it’s up to them when to tap. If she’s not tapping, I’m going to do my work.”

The defeated