It was one of the more grotesque images coming out of this past weekend’s UFC 129 event, but was it dangerous?
When title challenger Mark Hominick fell short to featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a spirited UFC 129 co-headliner, the Canadian’s forehead ballooned up to epic proportions with a noticeable hematoma.
In our latest “Ask the Fight Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin discusses the nature of hematomas, whether officials made the right call to let the fight continue, and how such injuries are treated.