Brian Ortega’s comeback at UFC Mexico was nearly derailed before it really got going.
Ortega’s coach, Rener Gracie, revealed that the featherweight suffered a serious cut above his left eye after absorbing a headbutt in training. The wound required four stitches on the outside and 10 on the surface, according to Gracie.
“Being so close to the fight we knew that one light punch in that region would have busted it right open,” Gracie wrote. “It was our biggest concern (until he rolled his ankle during Round 0).”
Gracie posted a video of when the headbutt occurred along with a photo of the wound on his Instagram.