A pair of unlawful headbutts led to a disqualification throughout Saturday’s UFC occasion.
At UFC Battle Evening 241, Piera Rodriguez (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was disqualified at 3:16 of Spherical 2 after she drilled her head into Ariane Carnelossi (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) twice whereas the 2 had been on the bottom.
After she used practically all of her allotted 5 restoration minutes, Carnelossi was deemed unable to proceed by the cageside doctor. Referee Mark Smith certified the unlawful blows as “intentional” and went with a disqualification reasonably than a “no contest.”
Carnelossi was not current for the studying of the choice as she was escorted into the again with the assistance of her supervisor Tiago Okamura, of On The Street Administration.
Rodriguez was visibly disillusioned along with her personal actions, and the response by Carnelossi. She even mentioned, “Oh my God. Drama now,” when referee Smith referred to as timeout.
Okamura advised MMA Junkie by way of textual content that Carnelossi was transported to the hospital for analysis on her head, nostril, and enamel.
Headbuttpic.twitter.com/82ZPWpQszP
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) Might 18, 2024
The battle’s been referred to as off ❌
Carnelossi has been deemed unable to proceed after an unlawful strike from Rodriguez. #UFCVegas92 pic.twitter.com/JNtdMsfCth
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) Might 18, 2024
Rodriguez has misplaced back-to-back fights after a 2-0 begin to her UFC tenure. Carnelossi strikes to 3-1 in her most up-to-date 4 since she misplaced her UFC debut.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Battle Evening 241 outcomes embody:
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Battle Evening 241.
You’ll want to go to the MMA Junkie Instagram web page and YouTube channel to debate this and extra content material with followers of blended martial arts.