Leslie Smith has a serious cut on her ear and her fight at UFC 180 is stopped

L. Smith (right) is hit by J. Eye (left) and suffers a serious cut to his ear. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Not the excited crowd or even the perfect look back at the home fighters. The most memorable moment of the UFC 180 preliminary card occurred in the fight between Jessica Eye and Leslie Smith, and it wasn't a lively exchange between the athletes. At the end of the first round, Leslie, who was already falling behind her rival in the stand-up fight, ended up suffering a serious cut on her left ear. Because of the injury, Smith was declared unable to continue the fight and Eye was declared the winner due to medical interruption in the second round.

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Even before Leslie Smith herself realized that she had suffered a cut on her ear, the subject was already among the most talked about by fans and specialized press on social media. At halftime, when the fighter received medical attention and was notified of what had happened, the images of her ear almost separated in two by the cut drew a unanimous groan from the audience present at Arena Ciudad de Mexico when they were shown on the gym's big screen.

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An image of Smith's cut had repercussions on social media. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Leslie tried to come back, but the fight ended up being interrupted by doctor's orders. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter