The iconic UFC 306 took place last week on September 15 at the iconic Las Vegas Sphere. Dana White‘s $20 million dream project was a massive hit with a variety of fights. As expected some fights took a wild turn, especially Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont which ended with a brutal cut.
In the second round, both fighters were involved in a head clash. That opened up a huge and gruesome cut over Aldana’s right eye. Only a few days after the cut, Aldana posted a video of her applying makeup on her bruised face. Recently, after a week since UFC 306, the fighter uploaded her new pictures showing her recovery.
During the fight, blood kept gushing out of the cut but the officials didn’t feel the necessity to end it. Irene Aldana showed incredible grit and fought to the end, only to lose the fight via unanimous decision. Later, Aldana was immediately rushed to the hospital where she got stitched up.
UFC CEO, Dana White posted a picture of her on his social media. Cuts like that are very common in MMA. Many experts believed it to be the worst cut in the history of UFC. However, what shocked fans more was Aldana’s recovery process.
Fight fans react to Irene Aldana’s recovery from the brutal cut from UFC 306
Despite the injury and loss, Irene Aldana was in high spirits. The Mexican star took to social media and captioned it as “another day at the office.” Fans on social media started talking about the risk-to-reward ratio of UFC fighters after Aldana’s injury. Many experts including Michael Bisping also got into an argument over this debate.
There were negative comments where fans wanted her to retire from the sport. However, the fighter shut them down quickly. Nevertheless, here are some reactions to her latest recovery pictures.
Give her plastic surgeon a raise, holy shit
— Soshiki 葬式 (@xSoshikix) September 23, 2024
Her face literally got re constructed
— 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 (@blondedmma) September 20, 2024
I am glad she’s healed but they should have stopped the fight earlier. This could have ended up soo much worse and it’s going to leave a permanent scar on her face.
— OJ (@doctordolla4) September 21, 2024
That fight should have been stopped
— Among the Wildflowers (@deaflibertarian) September 21, 2024
Many fans were pleased by Aldana’s recovery and were surprised by her natural healing abilities. Others credited her heart to continue fighting with such a horrific injury. On top of that, some were still angry about the referee not stopping that fight after the cut.
