Featherweight Alex Caceres misplaced a unanimous determination to Giga Chikadze on the UFC Singapore important card on Saturday and broke his arm within the course of.
The harm occurred within the opening spherical whereas blocking a head kick, Caceres defined on his Instagram account. He additionally shared the x-ray of the nasty break.
“First I want to thank my spouse and teammates @zen_ronin_ and @themmalab, my managers @firstroundmgmt, in addition to the @ufc for the chance. Tonight wasn’t my night time, i broke my forearm blocking a head kick within the first spherical and tried my greatest to win even via the ache,” he wrote.
“Hats off to @knockoutcancer for a grate combat.”
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Caceres entered the combat ranked No. 15 within the 145-pound weight class. The loss snapped a two-fight successful streak. More likely to drop out of the rankings, Caceres can even be out of motion for months. Earlier than the loss, he had gained seven of his lat eight fights.
UFC Singapore came about on Saturday on the Singapore Indoor Stadium in entrance of 10,263 spectators. The occasion marked the sixth time the combat promotion hosted an occasion within the Southeast Asian nation.
