An athlete and his/her recovery is an important element of their career. And for a fighter, the process seems to be especially more significant owing to the various injuries they usually are exposed to. So it’s not surprising when fighters take time off from a rigorous training regimen to rest and let their body recover.

During recovery, one popular type of therapy that many athletes prefer is cupping. Sports personalities have often observed and practiced this process, all over, which involves suction cups to facilitate healing. In the UFC too, former double champ Conor McGregor is someone who was very recently seen with cupping marks on his body.

Now, in an Instagram post recently made by another UFC athlete, he shared the results of his cupping session, which evidently left fans horrified. The clip, which looked like a scene out of a horror movie, showed a huge amount of blood drawn out of the fighter’s shoulder. Fans and even UFC fighters Molly McCann and former fighter Dan Hardy were left dumbfounded at the clip.

Nathaniel Wood posts alarming video of cupping session drawing reactions from UFC fans and fighters 

UFC featherweight Nathaniel Wood‘s Instagram post has the MMA community talking right now. And it’s all due to the ‘graphic content’ that he chose to put up on his official handle. The post the 29-year-old made somehow managed to draw horrific reactions from fans and even fighters alike.

Many of the reactions were of pure disbelief as people wondered what exactly the fighter had posted.

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Even UFC women’s flyweight Molly McCann questioned Wood‘s well-being upon seeing the clip.

“Lad you sure that’s okay?” wrote ‘Meatball’.

Another former UFC fighter, Dan Hardy, left an emoji displaying his shock at the video.

“why is there an eel growing out your shoulder”

“Bro! Is that what’s supposed to happen?”

Despite the mass confusion, a few individuals recognized the cupping process.

“The process is blood cupping – cupping with tony lacerations in the skin. It doesn’t hurt, it’s yuck, not heaps to say if it actually works, but if you think it will work, it probably will.”

“What sort of cupping is this?, that’s the most blood I’ve seen. “

Apart from the hilarious confusion just kept adding up in the comment section.

“Is that a freaking muscle? Man fighters are different.”

“The sh*t fighters have to go thru smh #RESPECT.”

“Is that a blood clot they just sucked out of you?”

“What’s going on? Why are blood popsicles coming out of your shoulder.”

Wood recently pulled out of UFC 286 owing to an injury

Since the Englishman is out of action due to an injury, it’s not surprising that he’d be going through some sort of recovery. Wood was expected to face Lerone Murphy at UFC 286 but had to pull out owing to a freak accident.

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The ‘Prospect’ as he is known among his fans, would have preferred to fight on the UFC 286 card since it is being held in his country at the famous O2 Arena. Now riding a two-fight win streak, Wood will be aiming to continue his run of form as he receivers for his next bout.

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