In a stunning preliminary card bout at UFC 292, Irene Aldana showcased incredible toughness despite suffering a horrific cut in her fight against Norma Dumont. Aldana battled on through the pain and blood, earning praise from fans and fighters alike.
MMA superstar Sean O’Malley’s latest title defence might be the main event, but a women’s bantamweight fight has stolen the show atFifth-ranked Irene Aldana took on Brazilian Norma Dumont in the stunning Sphere venue in Nevada in the final bout on the preliminary card.. Main Event on Kayo Sports and Foxtel is the exclusive home of UFC Pay-Per-View.
And it proved worthy of getting to the extraordinary venue or switching on a screen early, perhaps if you didn't have a full stomach. After a tight opening in the three-round contest, Aldana started bleeding profusely after a clash of heads opened a deep cut over her right eye in the second round.“It was a clash of heads, the cut man did what he could, but Aldana is leaking.”It only got worse from there as Dumont continued to target her Mexican opponent’s face.“She can’t even see there’s so much blood leaking.”
Constantly wiping blood from her face, somehow 36-year-old Aldana just kept moving forward and while she lost the fight 30-27 from all three judges to slip to 15-8 in her career, she won plenty of admirers for her toughness.UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley is fighting Merab Dvalishvili in the main event. The fighters embraced after the fight and when Aldana’s corner had attempted to clean her face, the crowd got a clear look at the enormous cut on her forehead.
“Zhang Weili has been in a lot of wars herself and what a reaction from the UFC strawweight champion.”
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