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Jessica-Rose Clark has elbow surgery, addresses armbar controversy at UFC 276

Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Julija Stoliarenko didn’t last long and came with an ending that should be avoided if your squeamish. Stoliarenko won the bout, on the undercard of UFC 276, but did considerable damage to Clark in the process.

The finish came at just 42 seconds into the first round. It happened after Stoliarenko, a BJJ black-belt under Roger Gracie, took Clark down and cranked on an armbar. Clark tapped, but Stoliarenko didn’t break the hold until the referee stepped in. This resulted in Clark’s elbow hyper-extending in gruesome fashion.

Clark has revealed, via Instagram, that she required surgery on her elbow and that this will keep her out of action for a long time.