This bout has been called to a stop.
Victor Henry is unable to continue after an unintentional foul and
the fight has been ruled a no contest
#UFC294 pic.twitter.com/UWhaeyzMFu— UFC (@ufc)
October 21, 2023
While the cageside doctor may have been skeptical, Victor
Henry was in agony after absorbing an inadvertent low blow from
Javid
Basharat at
UFC 294.
Ultimately, Henry was unable to continue following the foul, and
the bantamweight bout was ruled a no contest 15 seconds into Round
2. Henry, who was reportedly vomiting back stage and went to the
hospital after the fight, gave a positive update on his condition
via social media on Monday.
“A little update for you guys: doctors said no permanent damage to
my pills but I’m gonna walk a little funny for a couple days,”
Henry wrote. “Swelling has gone down a significant amount after
sleeping with ice on my smooth criminals, which isn’t very easy to
do.
“For those of you calling for a DQ don’t be ridiculous. I don’t
think my opponent had ill intentions to kick my nuts. He threw a
legal strike that just so happen to hit an illegal spot. Totally
not his fault, but that’s MMA.”
Basharat wasn’t as understanding in the aftermath. The unbeaten
Xtreme Couture representative recently announced
plans to appeal the no contest, claiming that he made Henry
“quit” with a legal kick.