UFC Fighter's Gruesome Eye Injury Gets Surprising Update
Yahya squared off against Steven Nguyen in a featherweight bout but did not fare well, with Yahya officially getting knocked down six times over two rounds before the fight was stopped by doctors because of his eye.
While there was plenty of concern and a belief that Yahya had suffered some kind of facial fracture, that turned out not to be the case.
According to Bloody Elbow's Christopher De Santiago, UFC commentator John Gooden revealed that Yahya surprisingly did not suffer any facial fractures and CT scans came back negative.
Nguyen, who picked up his first victory in the UFC with the TKO victory over Yahya, scored an extra $50,000 for his showing after it was named one of the "Performance of the Night" winners.
Nguyen soundly dominated the fight from the jump, and his six knockdowns on Yahya amounted to a UFC record.
Nguyen sports a 10-2 MMA record overall and is now 1-1 in the UFC. Meanwhile, Yahya is still searching for his first UFC win after three bouts and holds a 12-6 MMA record for his career.
UFC Fighter's Gruesome Eye Injury Gets Surprising Update first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 27, 2025
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