Carla Esparza cut
Carla Esparza had her head busted open during grappling match against Danielle Kelly at FURY Pro Grappling 3
It was a night to forget for Carla Esparza at FURY Pro Grappling 3. The former strawweight champion took on Danielle Kelly after original opponent Rose Namajunas pulled out of the fight due to COVID.
Things looked to be going fine until Esparza who was on top of Kelly, lifted her and slammed her to the ground. The impact resulted in an accidental clash of heads that saw Esparza cut open from above the right eye. Kelly had swelling over her eye.
Blood oozed out even as the referee called a stop to the contest. Kelly won the fight via doctor stoppage.
Following the match, Esparza took to her Instagram to share the photo of the nasty gash. Certainly not for the faint-hearted.
She also captioned the post:
“Sorry guys, accidental head butt on a slam led to a cut and a stop in the match. In good spirits! Just gotta get a couple stitches. Thanks so much @furygrappling for having me, and @daniellekellybjj for the match.
Esparza is pretty close to a title fight (also a rematch) against Namajunas.
Danielle Kelly, following her win, wished Esparza a speedy recovery whilst also stating how unexpected the clash of heads was.
Thanking everyone for their support, the BJJ artist wrote:
“So I just want to say I wish @carlaesparza1 a speedy recovery. Not me or her were expecting that and maybe a rematch in the future if it doesn’t get between schedules. Honestly I was confused and a lot of adrenaline was going through me. I was just really excited to be apart of a huge event with everyone watching. Im also just nerding out this mark on my face lol. Thank you to everyone for the support and my sponsors. Thank you @furygrappling @ufcfightpass.”
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