A highly anticipated bout between Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone at UFC 238 came to an unfortunate end. After a strong second round from Ferguson where he battered Cerrone for five rounds, the doctor’s stepped in to call an end to the action.
There was a controversial strike at the end of the fight, however, with Ferguson striking Cerrone with a heavy shot to the nose after the bell at the end of Round 2.
But then, in between Round 2 and Round 3, Cerrone made the mistake of blowing his nose in the corner which immediately caused his eye to swell shut. The doctors came in to look at the damage he had endured on his eye and determined that he could not see therefore calling an end to the fight.
Referee Dan Miragliotta reviewed the final punch and determined that it did not cause the swelling to Cerrone’s eye.
As a result, it was Ferguson who earned a TKO victory.
Here are the highlights:
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The full results from UFC 238 can be seen below.
UFC 238 Results
#UFC238 goes down TONIGHT | 10pmET/7pmPT | LIVE on PPV exclusively on ESPN+- Tony Ferguson def. Donald Cerrone via TKO (cut) – Round 2, 5:00
- Petr Yan def. Jimmie Rivera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Blagoy Ivanov def. Tai Tuivasa via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Tatiana Suarez def. Nina Ansaroff via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Aljamain Sterling def. Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Alexa Grasso def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Calvin Kattar def. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:06
- Yan Xiaonan def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Darren Stewart def. Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Eddie Wineland def. Grigorii Popov via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 4:47
- Katlyn Chookagian def. Joanne Calderwood via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)