“Both Eyes Did Suffer Some Damage”: After Nasty Eye Poke That Left Him Unable to Fight, Justin Tafa Provides Crucial Update on Injury Sustained Against Ex-NFL Star

Dodging punches and kicks is expected in an MMA fight, but nothing stings like an unexpected poke in the eye. In the unfortunate case of Justin Tafa at UFC on ABC 5, he found himself on the receiving end of a brutal eye poke that left fans cringing and fighters wincing in sympathy.

It was one of the worst pokes the MMA community has ever seen. The injury caused so much pain that the UFC heavyweight confessed to feeling like his eyeball was ripped out. Just a few hours after the fight, Tafa has given a huge update about his gruesome injury

Justin Tafa tweets about his eye’s condition

Tafa was facing Austen Lane, a former NFL star in his 7th UFC fight. Lane accidentally hurt Tafa’s eyes just 29 seconds into the bout. Soon, Dan Miragliotta, the official, stepped in right away, ordering a timeout and warning Lane. Although Tafa was given a five-minute rest interval, the extent of the injury raised concerns about his capacity to go on.

Fast forward 48 hours and Tafa took to social media to update his concerned followers. Thankfully, the news was relatively positive. Tafa revealed that he had not suffered any major damage to his eyes, though some damage had occurred. While his right eye remained in pain and his left eye suffered from blurred vision and light sensitivity, Tafa expressed gratitude that his career had not been jeopardized.

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“Cleared of any major damage to both eyes but both eyes did suffer some damage. Right eye still in some pain, sensitive to light and blurred vision on the but I thank God nothing that was going to end my career or cause serious damage to my eye.”

Justin Tafa’s MMA Career

The 29-year-old has an impressive MMA career of 6 wins and 3 losses. Before entering into combat sports, ‘Bad Man’ played in the junior Auckland Rugby League. Tafa started his MMA career at XFC, where he impressed fans with 3 TKOs in his first three fights.

This led to UFC noticing the heavyweight fighter and signing him up on a multi-fight contract. However, the 29-year-old could not maintain his winning streak for long as he lost to Yorgan De Castro in his very first UFC fight. In his next 5 UFC fights, Tafa managed to bag in 3 wins.

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Facing Austen Lane at UFC on ABC 5, Justin Tafa was looking to get another win and enter the top 15 rankings. Now, the fighter from Australia will undoubtedly be eager to return to the cage, seeking redemption and further success.