On the prelim card of UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2, Raulian Paiva did battle with fellow DWTNCS Brazil alum Rogerio Bontorin.
The fight didn’t last long, though. After a few fun exchanges, both on the feet and on the ground, referee Osiris Maia broke up the action to inspect some damage on Paiva. Though it had gone unnoticed in the moment, Paiva had been sliced open by a thunderous knee to the head from Bontorin.
When Maia brought a doctor to check Paiva’s face, a decision to stop the fight was swiftly made. TV cameras only got a short glimpse of the cut, but that was enough to convince anyone watching that the fight should be stopped.