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Two fighters transported to ‘Sin City’ hospital following violent night at UFC Vegas 101


UFC Vegas 101 delivered the goods across the board last night (Sat., Jan. 11, 2025) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the company’s violent start to the new year left a few fighters needing a trip to the hospital.

Following the conclusion of UFC Vegas 101, company officials confirmed with MMAmania.com that two fighters, welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan and middleweight Ihor Potieria, were sent to the hospital for a precautionary CT scan for head and face injuries. The results of those CT scans are unknown at this time.

Potieria, who lost his third-straight trip to the Octagon on Saturday night, suffered a clobbering knockout at the hands of middleweight newcomer Marco Tulio. Oddsmakers heavily leaned on Tulio coming off two successful appearances on the Contender Series, especially with Potieria missing weight by a few pounds.

Check out Tulio’s brutal finish below that left Potieria needing additional medical attention:

As for Alhassan, the welterweight veteran suffered one of the most brutal knockouts you’ll ever see so it’s understandable why he required a trip to the hospital for further examination. The knockout blow occurred during UFC Vegas 101’s main card at the hands of former GLORY kickboxer, Cesar Almeida.

Alhassan was in full command of the fight after scoring an early-round knockdown on Almeida, but things quickly changed after Almeida launched a perfectly-timed left hook counter along the cage. The punch clipped Alhassan directly on the chin and sent him violently crashing to the canvas. It was a scary few minutes as Alhassan was extremely slow to come to.

Check out the stoppage below:


For complete UFC Vegas 101 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.



This story originally appeared on MMA Mania

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