Antonio Carlos Junior made an impressive middleweight debut last June, tapping Eddie Gorgon with 23 seconds left in the clock at UFC Fight Night 70. Six months later, his showdown with Kevin Casey ended in disappointing fashion.
Matched up against the fellow jiu-jitsu black belt in the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 80, "Cara de Sapato" accidently poked Casey in the eye just 11 seconds into the first round, and doctors called the end of the bout.
"I wish we had really fought but that accident happened," Junior told MMAFighting.com. "It was frustrating for me because we always expect a win, or even a loss, but never a no contest.