On the UFC Paris major card opener, American fan favourite Matt Frevola suffered a grotesque knockout after consuming a wonderfully timed knee by Fares Ziam. The knockout noticed Frevola flattened on the canvas for a daunting very long time earlier than he was helped to his ft and out of the cage.
After the conclusion of the occasion, the UFC gave an replace on Frevola through the official UFC broadcast. In accordance with the printed, Frevola’s head CT got here again detrimental however he did endure a damaged orbital bone.
Frevola additionally appeared in good spirits as he shared a photograph from the hospital with the caption, “Reside by the sword, die by the sword. Hope you guys loved the combat and thanks for all of the assist.” Frevola’s brother additionally shared a photograph from the hospital, writing, “This sport ain’t for the feint of coronary heart however one factor we’ll by no means do is draw back from the ups and downs in life.”
Ziam advances to 4 wins in a row and Frevola has dropped his final two appearances. His final win got here versus Drew Dober at UFC 288 in Could 2023.
