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Pedro Munhoz Details Sean O’Malley Eye Poke, Says ‘Scratch in Cornea’ Caused UFC 276 No Contest

Pedro Munhoz Sean O'Malley UFC 276 Pedro Munhoz has released his official statement on the Sean O’Malley eye poke at UFC 276 that caused a no contest. The conclusion was no doubt bitter for Munhoz, but what surely made it worse was the number of fighters and fans alike who claimed Munhoz might have been exaggerating the severity of the eye […]

Pedro Munhoz has released his official statement on the Sean O’Malley eye poke at UFC 276 that caused a no contest. The conclusion was no doubt bitter for Munhoz, but what surely made it worse was the number of fighters and fans alike who claimed Munhoz might have been exaggerating the severity of the eye poke to get out of the fight.

The battle was short, as it ended only a few minutes into the second round. Most would say it was a bit lackluster, as Pedro Munhoz was opting for more of a leg-kick-centered strategy that frustrated fans.

Regardless, nobody would be graced with a true conclusion to the fight due to the eye pokes. Things would end with a no contest, and ‘The Young Punisher’ would be faced with criticism for not wanting to fight with a single eye.

First man to finish Pedro

— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) July 3, 2022

Pedro Munhoz Describes The Sean O’Malley Eye Pokes That Caused The UFC 276 No Contest

“To explain briefly what happened in the fight against Sean O’Malley, I was poked in the eye in the first round but kept fighting, and was hit with a low blow shortly after,” Pedro Munhoz said on Instagram, as translated from Portuguese by Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting.

“The fight restarted and we exchanged a few strikes. In the second round, that’s when I suffered another eye poke. I couldn’t see anything for 20 minutes. I was taken to the hospital and they used a special eyedrop that made my eye numb so they could open my eye.”

“They did an exam and the medical report I have is that there’s a scratch in the cornea all the way around it,” Pedro Munhoz continued. “I couldn’t open my eye because of that and couldn’t see anything. The referee asked if I could see at all and the doctor decided to stop the fight. That’s what happened tonight.”

This no contest makes ‘The Young Punisher’ 1-3-1NC in his last five fights. A once-dominant bantamweight who reached decisions against some of the toughest in the weight class, Munhoz has been experiencing a rocky road as of late.

What’s next for Pedro Munhoz after this controversial no-contest?

Pedro Munhoz Posts Evidence Of Eye Injury Amid Heavy Criticism

UFC bantamweight contender Pedro Munhoz has presented proof that he suffered a legitimate injury during his no-contest against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276. Munhoz and O’Malley opened up the main card this weekend at UFC 276 in Las Vegas. It wa…

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Sean O’Malley Has Run-In With Henry Cejudo at UFC 276; “That Little Fat A** Should Stay Retired”

Sean O’Malley didn’t lose at UFC 276, but unfortunately, he didn’t win either. In the second round of his main card opener with Pedro Munhoz, O’Malley inadvertently poked the eye of Munhoz bringing a stop to the action. According to Munhoz, he was unable to see and at the suggestion of the cage-side doctor, the […]

Sean O’Malley didn’t lose at UFC 276, but unfortunately, he didn’t win either.

In the second round of his main card opener with Pedro Munhoz, O’Malley inadvertently poked the eye of Munhoz bringing a stop to the action. According to Munhoz, he was unable to see and at the suggestion of the cage-side doctor, the fight was called at the 3:09 mark and ruled a no contest.

While Sean O’Malley believes that Munhoz took the easy way out of the fight, it was a run-in with a former UFC champion backstage that had people talking. During the UFC 276 post-fight press conference, O’Malley was asked about words he exchanged with the former two-division champion Henry Cejudo backstage.

“That little fat a** should stay retired,” said O’Malley. “He’s running around drunk in the backstage. Got escorted out. He was tripping over things, running into things. Looks like he’s on drugs. Looks fat. I don’t know, maybe having a midlife crisis.”

Sean O’Malley Dismissed Cejudo’s Backstage Comments

When asked if Cejudo had made comments about fighting him in a ‘tune-up’ fight as speculated, O’Malley confirmed the Olympian said something of the nature but was dismissive.

“He mumbled some words like that. Is that realistic? Does Henry come back? He looks fat as sh*t. I don’t think, what does he want to fight in three years? I don’t know.”

Henry Cejudo last competed in the Octagon at UFC 249 when he defeated Dominick Cruz via second-round knockout. Following the bout, Cejudo declared he was retiring from mixed martial arts. Since then, Cejudo has made appearances for All Elite Wrestling and has worked as a commentator for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC.

In April, Cejudo’s manager Ali Abdelaziz announced the fighter would re-enter the USADA testing pool in an interview with ESPN.

“Henry will focus on his fight and training,” Abdelaziz said. “He never stopped training. I truly believe Henry can come back to win the 135 [bantamweight] title and go up to 145 [featherweight] and win that. He will be the only fighter in UFC history to win three world titles.”

O’Malley: Pedro Munhoz Was 100% Looking For A Way Out Of Fight

Sean O’Malley believes Pedro Munhoz opportunistically used his eye injury to escape defeat in their bantamweight clash at UFC 267 tonight. It was a very anti-climactic end to the main card curtain jerker, with the bout declared a no contest after…

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Sean O’Malley Believes Pedro Munhoz Was ‘100 Percent’ Looking For a Way Out of UFC 276 Fight

At UFC 276, the main card opened with a bit of controversy when Sean O’Malley’s bout with Pedro Munhoz was waived off in the second round. At the 3:09 mark of the second round, O’Malley reached in and grazed the eye of Munhoz bringing a pause to the action. After a few moments, the cageside […]

At UFC 276, the main card opened with a bit of controversy when Sean O’Malley’s bout with Pedro Munhoz was waived off in the second round.

At the 3:09 mark of the second round, O’Malley reached in and grazed the eye of Munhoz bringing a pause to the action. After a few moments, the cageside doctor was called in to review Munhoz’s condition. Munhoz could be heard on the broadcast repeatedly saying that he couldn’t see and that all he could see was black. As a result, the fight was called off and ruled a no contest.

During the post-fight press conference, Sean O’Malley discussed the fight and when asked if he felt that Munhoz was “looking for a way out,” O’Malley agreed with that statement emphatically.

“A hundred percent, that’s what going on in my mind. I’ll have to rewatch it. I was piecing him up. I didn’t get hit once. He came in there, he said I was gonna kick his legs and try to take him down. He tried kicking my legs and it damaged him more. He couldn’t get me up against the fence. He couldn’t take me down. I was dominating that fight.

“Initially when it happened, I’m like, okay. Didn’t feel like it was bad. Thought we were going to be fighting in 20 seconds. I didn’t think the fight was gonna be stopped. I was dominating that fight. I checked every one of his leg kicks. I could feel his shins cracking. Every time he would throw a kick, I would check it and I could tell it would hurt him. I didn’t get hit one time. I was dominating that fight. I was piecing him up. I was finding my range. It sucks.”

Sean O’Malley Calls UFC 276 Judges “Completely Stupid”

When O’Malley was informed that two of the judges scored the first round for Munhoz, ‘Sugar’ responded with criticism, saying that the checked leg kicks should count as a strike for himself.

“Have those judges kick me and I’ll check their kick and they’ll be like, ‘oh, okay, that hurts.’ That’s a strike for me. That hurt Pedro every time he would kick me and I’d check it, that hurt him. For those judges to say that’s a score for him, they’re completely stupid.”

Unfortunately for O’Malley, checking a leg kick is considered a defensive maneuver and the ABC’s (Association of Boxing Commission) criteria for MMA judging specifically states that “no scoring is given for defensive maneuvers.”

When asked if he would like to run it back with Munhoz, O’Malley said that he feels like he won the fight, but without the emotional aftereffect of a traditional win inside the Octagon. It’s unclear if the two will meet once again down the line, but O’Malley may want to take a few moments to review the judging criteria for mixed martial arts head of his return to the Octagon.

MMA World Reacts To O’Malley/Munhoz UFC 276 No Contest

The mixed martial arts (MMA) world has reacted to the lackluster start of the UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz. O’Malley and Munhoz squared off in a bantamweight tilt to open up the card, that saw a good str…

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