Photos of Niko Price's eye injury so gruesome you could mistake it for special effects makeup from a movie, and you may wish you'd never seen

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Photos of Niko Price's eye injury so gruesome you could mistake it for special effects makeup from a movie, and you may wish you'd never seen
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Luque called Price "awkward" to look good against but overall felt "happy with my performance." On victory, he said: "I feel good and I had fun in there."

Luque called Price "awkward" to look good against but overall felt "happy with my performance." On victory, he said: "I feel good and I had fun in there."
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Source: UFC.

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Here's the in-Octagon aftermath:

Source: UFC.

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Or here if you're in a different region:

Source: BT Sport.

Watch the punch which was the beginning of the end right here:

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Price's injury was so serious he was taken to the hospital to assess the extent of the damage to his orbital bone.

Price's injury was so serious he was taken to the hospital to assess the extent of the damage to his orbital bone.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Source: TSN reporter Aaron Bronsteter, Twitter.

The effects of Luque's punching was telling, as Price's face was a mess.

The effects of Luque's punching was telling, as Price's face was a mess.
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A Luque overhand left which landed on Price's orbital bone in the third round halted an all-out war.

A Luque overhand left which landed on Price's orbital bone in the third round halted an all-out war.
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Price was competitive in the fight and even won the first round on two of the three judges' scorecards, in cards seen by Insider.

Price was competitive in the fight and even won the first round on two of the three judges' scorecards, in cards seen by Insider.
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This is Niko Price and Vicente Luque throwing punches at a behind-closed-doors MMA event in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

This is Niko Price and Vicente Luque throwing punches at a behind-closed-doors MMA event in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC