An American UFC fighter kept bleeding all over herself and her opponent when her head was split open

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An American UFC fighter kept bleeding all over herself and her opponent when her head was split open
Jessica Eye. Photo By Thomas King/Sportsfile via Getty Images
  • A women's flyweight match at UFC 264 on Saturday ended in gory defeat for Jessica Eye.
  • An accidental headbutt by Jennifer Maia left Eye with an open, weeping wound on her forehead.
  • Warning: The following photos are gruesome and bloody.
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Photos from Saturday's UFC 264 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas show the American fighter Jessica Eye bleeding all over herself and her opponent after her head was split open.

An accidental headbutt during a women's flyweight match against Jennifer Maia left Eye with a gruesome open wound.

The cut did not appear to prevent Eye from fighting, as she showed good striking activity throughout the 15-minute fight, landing 104 shots from 281 attempts (37%) compared to Maia's haul of 102 from 269 (38%).

It was Maia who earned the unanimous-decision win, though, in what was ultimately a close match in which Eye showed extraordinary toughness and resilience to fight through an injury that looked horrific on camera.

Warning: Do not scroll down if you don't want to see the injury.

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The wound wept as soon as it was open, as the image below shows:

An American UFC fighter kept bleeding all over herself and her opponent when her head was split open
Jessica Eye. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

It left Eye looking as if she were wearing a mask of blood:

An American UFC fighter kept bleeding all over herself and her opponent when her head was split open
Jessica Eye. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

When the fight was over, Eye looked as if she were in her element:

An American UFC fighter kept bleeding all over herself and her opponent when her head was split open
Jessica Eye. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

The combat-sports physician Dr. David Abbasi called it a "nasty laceration" on Twitter.

He said: "White tissue within cut is periosteum (soft tissue covering) of Frontal bone of skull, or actual Skull Frontal bone itself!"

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With the defeat, Eye's pro MMA record fell to 15 wins (three knockouts, one submission, and 11 decisions) against 10 losses. It is her third loss in a row.

Maia's pro MMA record rose to 19 wins (four knockouts, five submissions, and 10 decisions) against seven losses.

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