UFC athlete gives update after BRUTAL fight-ending eye poke

Justin Tafa suffered brutal eye poke this past Saturday. Photo via UFC Fight Pass

UFC heavyweight Justin Tafa suffered a bad eye poke at this past Saturday’s fight against Austen Lane. Just 29 seconds into the fight Lane’s fingers were jammed into both of Tafa’s eyes for one of the most brutal eye pokes in recent memory.

However, the heavyweight recently provided an update and it seems like he won’t suffer any severe damage.

“Cleared of any major damage to both eyes but both eyes did suffer some damage. Right eye still in some pain, sensitive to light and blurred vision on the but I thank God nothing that was going to end my career or cause serious damage to my eye. Thank you all for your concern,” Tafa wrote on Twitter.

Cleared of any major damage to both eyes but both eyes did suffer some damage. Right eye still in some pain, sensitive to light and blurred vision on the but I thank God nothing that was going to end my career or cause serious damage to my eye.

Thank you all for your concern 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/NQawBFgxdp

— Justin Tafa (@justin_tafa) June 26, 2023

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Justin Tafa is 6-3 as a pro

29-year-old Tafa is 6-3 as a professional MMA fighter and had back-to-back wins going into this past Saturday’s fight. He made his UFC debut just four fights into his MMA career.

Former NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Austen Lane, was making his UFC debut two days ago.

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