JACK SHORE’s long-awaited return to the UFC ended prematurely thanks to a cut on his left shin.
The Welsh warrior returned to the octagon last Sunday, at UFC 301, in Brazil after a 13-month layoff.
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Shore, 29, was welcomed back into action by Joanderson Brito – who implemented a strong leg kick attack from the start of the Rio Rumble.
One of the Brazilian’s low kicks paid off by opening a wound on Shore’s left shin, which UFC commentator Jon Anik likened to a “gunshot wound.”
Despite blood oozing from the laceration, Shore continued to move well – although that didn’t stop the referee from stopping the contest to call the doctor. opinion in the cut.
And after searching the wound, the ringside doctor decided to withdraw from the contest – which resulted in Shore suffering a TKO defeat in the second round.
MMA fans around the world were left baffled by the stoppage, with one saying: “This was a bull stoppage.”
Another said: “This sport has gone soft.”
And another said: “What a horrible shutdown!”
One commented: “The stupidest UFC stoppage history.”
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Another added: “It was a small cut on the leg.”
One baffled fight fan said: “This Jack Shore stoppage is nonsense.
“The wound was pressed and no more blood came out and it was clearly not the end of the fight.”
It was later revealed that the doctor stopped the fight because he believed Shore had suffered a fractured shin, which X-rays showed was not the case.
Shore expressed his frustrations on social media, writing on Instagram: “It wasn’t supposed to be Saturday night in Rio.
“Obviously devastated that the fight ended the way it did.
“As a fighter, I prefer to use my shield.
“For the doctor to cancel the fight without even asking me if I wanted to continue is some wild shit.
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“Especially after sticking your finger the opening cut on my shin, this is new even for me.
“Despite him trying to tell me it was fractured, the X-rays showed it wasn’t and it was just a cut on the shin and a swollen calf that I knew all along.
“[I] I felt good in stages and would love to see what I could do in the 3rd [round].
“I would have stayed all night, I will never give up, fighters fight.
“Huge respect to my opponent and his team and a big hug to the Brazilian fans who were great all week before and after the fight!”
The loss to Brito was Shore’s first since moving up to featherweight last March at UFC 286, where he scored a sensational submission victory over Makwan Amirkhani.
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