UFC featherweights Charles Rosa and Damon Jackson produced an all-time classic that ended with Jackson getting his hand raised via UD. However, the veteran fighter in Damon Jackson certainly didn’t have an easy outing as he was met with resistance in round three.
Despite dominating the grappling display in the first two rounds, Jackson suffered a cut via a perfectly placed elbow.
Holy shit that was clean pic.twitter.com/bdanIUeTjq
— Nice Guy Λ𝔫𝔱𝔬🦉🦭 (@ImAntoMMA) October 9, 2021
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Blood gushed all over the octagon canvas as both men continued their tussle for control on the ground. Damon Jackson was leaking blood from the forehead-eyebrow region and the referee had to call in the doctor. The medical professional assessed the damage and deemed it to be cosmetic over anything else.
DAMON JACKSON IS BUSTED OPEN #UFCVegas39 pic.twitter.com/JFT9Tch9TB
— The Bane (@TheBanesMMA) October 9, 2021
Furthermore, Rosa made the fight interesting by continuing to show heart right from the get-go. When he saw that Jackson was compromised from the cut, Rosa aimed to capitalize and even chased submissions. However, by the end, it wasn’t enough and the judges rightfully granted the decision win to Damon Jackson.
Con tinta roja estos GUERREROS escriben la historia de esta pelea‼️ #UFCVegas39 pic.twitter.com/OC7LAu6alA
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) October 9, 2021
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MMA Twitter goes wild at UFC Vegas 39 action
However, there’s no doubt that the blood canvas made for entertaining theatre as Charles Rosa and Damon Jackson kept on fighting. The MMA community on Twitter began to collectively lose their marbles as the fight played out. Both men left it all on the line and the canvas tells the story of an all-time classic featherweight fight.
Alottttttt of blood over on #UFCVegas39 pic.twitter.com/kSJPtVq8DQ
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) October 9, 2021
This looks like the final fight in a horror movie pic.twitter.com/H6sn3fnz5X
— Nice Guy Λ𝔫𝔱𝔬🦉🦭 (@ImAntoMMA) October 9, 2021
Crazy start to the round haha. pic.twitter.com/eNXpsnMlp5
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) October 9, 2021
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling took to Twitter and commented on the action as it played out. While Jackson had clearly done enough to win in the earlier rounds, the fight was dangerously close to being stopped in round three.
Great scrap! Both men fought hard. Jackson was more efficient but Rosa never stopped scrapping. Gotta always respect fights like that!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 9, 2021
The reactions continued to pour in and UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad rightfully called out to the ‘Just Bleed’ MMA fan GIF.
This guys excited after that last fight pic.twitter.com/Jy67p2ge8n
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 9, 2021
Damon Jackson pic.twitter.com/Q2l7kwO7JL
— Brendan Fitzgerald (@BrendanFitzTV) October 9, 2021
I think Damon Jackson might need a couple of stitches #UFCVegas39 pic.twitter.com/A8YJGGpo8b
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 9, 2021
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Following the contest, news broke that Damon Jackson had 18 stitches over his right eyebrow which was caused by the spinning elbow that landed flush.
Damon Jackson (@damonbjackson) tells me he had 18 stitches following the massive cut at #UFCVegas39 full post-fight interview coming soon. pic.twitter.com/1T0H9H6N9J
— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) October 9, 2021
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