In addition to setting a promotional record for longest winless
streak, it appears that Sam Alvey
suffered a broken jaw in his loss to Michal
Oleksiejczuk at
UFC on ESPN 40 on Saturday night.
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Alvey succumbed to punches 1:56 into the opening round of the
middleweight bout, the ninth straight time the 36-year-old Team
Quest representative has failed to achieve victory in the Octagon.
His only non-defeat during that time was a draw against Da Un Jung
at UFC 254.
Alvey, who still seemed to be in good spirits, revealed the extent
of his injuries via
TikTok.
“I would still say there’s not a person on the planet that likes
doing this sport more than me,” Alvey said. “Although at this
current moment, I have a broken jaw from the first damn punch he
hit me with. Son of a b—h. I’m likely getting my mouth wired shut.
I’ve got to tell you, I wouldn’t have picked a different career if
I had the opportunity years ago.”
The setback almost certainly marks the end of Alvey’s UFC tenure.
He signed with the promotion in 2014 and won seven of his first 10
outings. He ended up with a 10-13-1 career mark in the Las
Vegas-based organization, earning notable wins over the likes of
Rashad
Evans, Nate
Marquardt, Gian
Villante and Cezar
Ferreira, among others.
“Well s—t… I swear I used to be good,” Alvey wrote in a separate
Instagram post. “I lost a step somewhere but my family got to see
me fight live. I’m fine but my pride hurts right now. Love you
guys. (Even the haters).”