In an ideal world, Jack Shore
would have been allowed to continue fighting at UFC
301.
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Instead, the cageside physician waved off the Welshman’s bout
against Joanderson
Brito at the 3:35 mark of Round 2, citing fear of a potential
fracture on Shore’s shin. Brito landed several hard low kicks in
the contest, but as it turns out, Shore did not sustain a fracture
n defeat.
Richard Shore, the fighter’s father and coach, expressed
disappointment with the doctor’s decision on social media.
“Well, what can we say? Ref stops the fight for doctor’s opinion on
a cut shin,” Richard Shore wrote. “Doctor stops the fight. I kick
off and say it’s a cut on the shin, we can continue. Jack asks to
continue. The cutsman says to the doctor he can work the cut and
stop the bleeding.
“Doctor says it’s fractured? Fight over. We get taken to hospital.
Have an X-ray and no fracture. Couple of stitches and sent us home.
Let fighters fight. We were chasing the fight but still comfortable
and confident. Awful way to end a fight. Jack is devastated.”
We will see you all soon. Gutted. Let
fighters fight.@ufc @UFCEurope
@danawhite
pic.twitter.com/CR3DoVIwvH— Richard Shore (@RichardShoreMMA)
May 5, 2024
While the circumstances were unusual, Brito nonetheless extended
his finishing streak to five within the Las Vegas-based promotion.
A former Cage Warriors champion, Shore is now 6-2 during his UFC
tenure.
— Richard Shore (@RichardShoreMMA)
May 5, 2024