Iuri Alcantara had to go under the knife after a thrilling bantamweight fight with Cory Sandhagen at UFC Lincoln.
“Marajo” came close to finishing the fight early in the opening round, locking an armbar and almost breaking his opponent’s arm, but Sandhagen somehow escaped and went on to punish the Brazilian veteran with vicious punches and elbows.
Referee Brandon Pfannenstiel was criticized for not stopping the fight in the first round, and allowed Alcantara to take more necessary damage in the first minute of the second round, ending the contest at the 1:01 mark to declare Sandhagen the winner by TKO.