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Do Bronx suffered torn esophagus in UFC Saskatoon loss

Charles Oliveira's fight ending injury in Saskatoon looked painful from the start, but it's apparently more serious than just a dislocated shoulder or broken collarbone as the featherweight suffered an esophageal tear.

Yuck. I mean, we all knew that the injury was probably pretty bad when Charles Oliveira was forced to wave off his own fight after a botched takedown attempt on Max Holloway. Oliveira went for the body lock, tried to twist Holloway to the ground and ended up pulling guard when that didn't work. Holloway disengaged and waited for Oliveira to stand back up, but once the Brazilian was on his feet, he knew something was not right.