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Daniel Cormier Suffered Torn Cornea After Accidental Eye Poke From Stipe Miocic

Cormier MiocicDaniel Cormier suffered a torn cornea in his left eye during his UFC 252 fight with Stipe Miocic. Cormier was outpointed by Miocic in their heavyweight title trilogy match in the UFC 252 headliner last night. The main talking point, however, was the accidental eye poke from Miocic on Cormier towards the end of the […]

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Daniel Cormier suffered a torn cornea in his left eye during his UFC 252 fight with Stipe Miocic.

Cormier was outpointed by Miocic in their heavyweight title trilogy match in the UFC 252 headliner last night.

The main talking point, however, was the accidental eye poke from Miocic on Cormier towards the end of the third round. “DC” — whose eye was notably swollen for the rest of the fight — claimed afterwards that he couldn’t see out of the eye for the rest of the fight.

And as per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, it turned out to be a torn cornea as Cormier was discharged from the hospital on Saturday night.

There is no need for surgery at the moment, however, there is no timetable for recovery yet either.

“Daniel Cormier suffered a torn cornea last night, Cormier told me this morning. No timetable yet for recovery. Doctors said he won’t need surgery just yet but they have to monitor how it heals before knowing for sure. He was discharged from the hospital late Saturday night.”

Hopefully, it is nothing too serious and Cormier has a quick and speedy recovery.

What did you make of the eye poke during the trilogy fight?

7 Takeaways From UFC 252

UFC 252 had the two, arguably, best heavyweights in MMA. Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier squared off and Miocic walked away from the victor. On top of the event occurring during a pandemic, the event also featured some fights that could dictate what’s …

UFC 252 had the two, arguably, best heavyweights in MMA. Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier squared off and Miocic walked away from the victor. On top of the event occurring during a pandemic, the event also featured some fights that could dictate what’s to come in the bantamweight and women’s strawweight divisions.  There was a […]

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Marlon Vera Says Sean O’Malley Stoppage Wasn’t Early: ‘He Was Out’

Marlon Vera doesn’t believe the Sean O’Malley stoppage was early. In the co-main event of UFC 252, O’Malley was looking to remain undefeated when he took on his toughest test in Vera. It was a fight many fans were looking forward to a…

Marlon Vera doesn’t believe the Sean O’Malley stoppage was early. In the co-main event of UFC 252, O’Malley was looking to remain undefeated when he took on his toughest test in Vera. It was a fight many fans were looking forward to and to many people’s surprise, it was ‘Chito’ getting his hand raised by […]

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Daniel Cormier Stands By Retirement Plans After UFC 252 Loss

Daniel Cormier was looking to retire on top. In the main event of UFC 252, Cormier and Stipe Miocic were having their trilogy fight, which ‘DC’ made it clear it was his retirement fight. He was looking to be one of the few in MMA to retire …

Daniel Cormier was looking to retire on top. In the main event of UFC 252, Cormier and Stipe Miocic were having their trilogy fight, which ‘DC’ made it clear it was his retirement fight. He was looking to be one of the few in MMA to retire on top. Yet, that was not the case […]

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Dana White: Both Cormier, Miocic Got Poked, Can’t Be Used As Excuse

Cormier MiocicUFC president Dana White believes the controversial eye poke can’t be used as an excuse for Daniel Cormier’s defeat to Stipe Miocic. Cormier suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Miocic in their heavyweight title trilogy match in the main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night. Both fighters hurt each other throughout the contest, but […]

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UFC president Dana White believes the controversial eye poke can’t be used as an excuse for Daniel Cormier’s defeat to Stipe Miocic.

Cormier suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Miocic in their heavyweight title trilogy match in the main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night.

Both fighters hurt each other throughout the contest, but the defining moment undoubtedly come towards the end of the third round where Miocic accidentally eye poked Cormier.

Cormier — who had already hurt his left eye at that point — claimed he couldn’t see out of it as he fought the remainder of the fight compromised. And given that he will now be retiring on a loss, White can see “DC” sticking around for one more fight.

“I just think Cormier, the way that guy is, the competitor that he is — he says, ‘I’m not going out like that.’ I don’t know, that’s my prediction,” White said at the post-fight press conference.

White: Cormier Can’t Use Eye Poke As Excuse

The eye poke would certainly be a major reason as to why Cormier would potentially fight again as he will feel he didn’t get to go out at 100 percent.

That said, the former champion also eye poked Miocic in the first round as well as their previous two fights — the latter of which led to Miocic requiring surgery.

For those reasons, White believes the eye poke Cormier received cannot be used as an excuse for his defeat.

“Yeah, maybe [Cormier would use the eye poke as a reason to fight again] but listen, you can’t look at the eye poke and take that away,” White added. “There were two eye pokes, they both got poked in the eye.

“And Cormier, that eye was hurt before the poke. We got a big group text that goes on and I was like there’s something wrong with Cormier’s eye and he got poked after that. That didn’t help. But they both got poked — you can’t use that as an excuse.”

Do you agree with White?

Sean O’Malley Reacts To UFC 252 Defeat To Marlon Vera

O'MalleySean O’Malley is seemingly in good spirits despite his latest setback. O’Malley met Marlon Vera in the co-main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night. Despite what was an even contest on the feet for most of the fight, O’Malley would end up injuring his ankle which ultimately led to his demise. He would eventually […]

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Sean O’Malley is seemingly in good spirits despite his latest setback.

O’Malley met Marlon Vera in the co-main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night. Despite what was an even contest on the feet for most of the fight, O’Malley would end up injuring his ankle which ultimately led to his demise.

He would eventually slip on his own feet and end up receiving ground and pound from Vera before the referee quickly put an end to the contest in the first round.

As a result, O’Malley suffered the first defeat of his professional career as he was carted off following the fight.

While it’s natural that many on social media mocked him for the defeat and labeled this as the end of the hype train, it appears O’Malley received more well-wishes and support as he posted a short message after the fight.

“Love y’all ???”

Hopefully, O’Malley’s injury is nothing too serious and he is back in the Octagon sooner rather than later.

What did you make of the fight before the injury?