Harry Hardwick in the hospital (Image: Instagram)
UFC fighter Marwan Rahiki broke Harry Hardwick’s jaw during the UFC Vegas 114 main card event.
Rahiki landed a punch to Hardwick’s jaw during the second round. Hardwick ran to his corner and told his team that he thought his jaw was broken. His team said to end the fight, leading to Rahiki winning in a technical knockout.
This led to Hardwick’s second straight loss, dropping his record to 13-5. Meanwhile, Rahiki moved his record up to 8-0.
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Hardwick posted a video from inside an ambulance. Although it seemed he was struggling to speak, he did manage to speak.
“Everybody, I am OK.” Hardwick said, “My jaw is obviously f—ed, but that’s alright.”
He also thanked his family for their support. This includes his girlfriend, who was with him in the ambulance.
Although Hardwick lost the fight, he still got a $100,000 bonus for being a part of the Fight of the Night.
It’s been reported by The U.S. Sun that Hardwick’s team, Middlesbrough Fight Academy, is considering releasing him. Middlesbrough is overseen by former Cage Rage champion Abdul Mohammad.
The most prominent members of the group are Hardwick and his brother George. George is 14-4 in his UFC career.
Middlesbrough also has Leon Armes, Jonny Hoole, Rachel Jackson, Milly Horkan, Luca Parker and Yad Husain as members. All have at least one win in MMA.
Rahiki joined Kevin Vallejos, Gillian Robertson, Jose Delgado, Ion Cutelaba and Charles Johnson as winners during UFC Vegas 114.
The next UFC Fight Night will be March 21 in London. The main event is a featherweight matchup of Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. Both fighters haven’t lost a single UFC matchup so far.
Other events of this fight night in London include another featherweight matchup between Luke Riley and Michael Aswell.
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