‘Proper stoppage’– UFC fans offer rare praise to cageside doctor as sickening cut leads to medical intervention
MMA doctors are not always the most popular people at UFC events.
Medical professionals are always on hand to make sure the fighters are looked after before, during and after their bouts in the Octagon.
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Dober wanted to keep going but his fight was called off earlyCredit: GettySometimes that means that doctors step in and call off fights when they are about to get interesting, mostly due to cuts but sometimes it’s because of other injuries.
Fans don’t usually agree with the doctor’s call and it’s not uncommon to hear boos when they feel a fight has been stopped prematurely.
However, everyone agreed Drew Dober should’ve been pulled out of his latest bout at UFC Denver on Saturday night.
The always-entertaining lightweight ate a spinning elbow in the final seconds of round two, and it opened up a massive cut above his right eye.
READ MORE UFCDober was wobbled and covered in blood but allowed to continue for round three after being checked over by the UFC’s physician.
Just 88 seconds later, it was so much worse, and a time-out was called.
On this occasion, the doctor decided that Dober was in no fit state to continue and advised referee Herb Dean to wave off the fight, which he immediately did.
Loud groans greeted the decision in the arena, but fans watching at home all agreed that Dober needed to be pulled out of the fight due to the severity of his cut.
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Dober was covered in blood as the doctor checked him overCredit: Getty
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It got cleaned up before he did a post-fight interviewCredit: GettyOne person tweeted: “Right call. Looked terrible on TV.”
Another said: “That’s gnarly he’s tough but that’s a good stoppage.”
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A third person wrote: “That could have been so incredibly more horrible. Proper stoppage.”
Someone else added: “Had to be called, but wow he was still in there battling!”
Dober shared footage of his eyelid being stitched back together and a picture showing how he looked after the process was complete.
He wrote on Instagram: “Such an honour to be able to step in there and show off my heart and determination.”
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Dober was in good spirits after getting patched upCredit: @drewdober – instagam“Thank you, Denver, and the UFC for these moments and opportunities. There is no shame in failure. Just an opportunity to become a better man.”
Dober is sure to be feeling a bit worse for wear the morning after.
Read More on talkSPORTThe American and his opponent, Jean Silva, both earned $50,000 in bonus money for putting on UFC Denver’s Fight of the Night.
That big cheque will surely soften the blow for Dober as he rests and recovers ahead of his next bout.
