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“Crazy to Think He Still Wanted to Fight”: Fans React to Horryfying Eye-Injury at PFL Challenger Series

Published 02/26/2022, 9:15 AM EST

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The Professional Fighters League Challenger Series 2 had one of the most graphic scenes we have recently seen in professional fighting. PFL fighter Mark Martin had to be rushed to the hospital after he suffered a horrific injury during his bout against Dilano Taylor.

In the video below, we can see Mark Martin’s eye bulging out of his head in the middle of his bout against Taylor.

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The fight was ended after round 1, via doctors stoppage, and Taylor bagged the win at PFL Challenger Series 2.

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Fans’ reaction to the incident at PFL Challenger Series 2

Most of the fight fans on Twitter were absolutely horrified after seeing Mark Martin’s eye bulging out at the PFL Challenger Series 2. Here are a few of the reactions to the incident.

One of the fans expressed his feeling about the incident and said that he hoped that Martin doesn’t suffer permanent damage from the fight.

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Another Twitter user trolled the fighter and the Incident by posting a meme of rapper ‘Lil Baby’ in the comments section. This was one of the many comments which made fun of the incident on Twitter.

Another Fight fan took to the comments section to slam the users that were trolling the fighter after the horrific injury. He wrote,” Some of y’all have no respect for warriors.”

One individual wrote a heartwarming message for the fighter and addressed the issue of the low pay that these fighters receive. He wrote, “Lord I pray this man makes a full recovery from this, not what the sport it about but shows the type of risks that come with it. We need to appreciate and PAY these fighters much more.”

Another user on Twitter gave his reaction to the incident, and it seemed like he was disgusted by the incident that went down at the PFL Challenger Series.

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One fan was very surprised to see that the fighter wanted to continue even after the injury.

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What are your thoughts about the incident? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Pranit Punjabi is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. A third-year psychology major, this Justin Gaethje fan merged his interest in psychology with his deep passion for MMA and was intrigued by this new angle to help him get closer to the action. Pranit aims to look through the violence and chaos, into what makes MMA truly beautiful, the deep and rich psychological aspect of the game.
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