<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9601810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ariane-lipski">Ariane Lipski</keyword> said <keyword id="10320018" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="antonina-shevchenko">Antonina Shevchenko</keyword>'s elbow strike fractured one of the bones in her face.</li><li>Shevchenko defeated Lipski in the second round of the behind-closed-doors <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> 255 show in Las Vegas on Saturday.</li><li>Lipski posted a statement on Instagram after the loss saying she can't feel her nose or mouth because of the injury.</li><li>"It's painful to move my left eye and I still need to stay [in hospital] for observation, but I'm already taking all the medicines necessary," said Lipski.</li></ul>Ariane Lipski said Antonina Shevchenko's elbow strike fractured one of the bones in her face during her loss Saturday.Shevchenko beat Lipski in the second round of their flyweight match at the behind-closed-doors UFC 255 event in the UFC Apex, Las Vegas.Following the preliminary card defeat, Lipski posted a statement <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH55ldFBZSt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on her Instagram account</a> saying she made "bad decisions" in the fast fight.She said: "At the second round, while I was under my opponent, she hit me with her elbow on my left eye and [I] felt my face going numb right away, my vision went blurred, and unfocused."Suddenly, everything was so painful and I could only think of protecting my left eye, hoping the pain would go away and I would get back to the fight; but I ran out of time."Lipski said she has a fracture in one of the bones in her face and can't feel her nose or mouth."It's painful to move my left eye and I still need to stay [in hospital] for observation, but I'm already taking all the medicines necessary."<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH55ldFBZSt" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Ariane Lipski (@arianelipski)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>Nicknamed "The Queen of Violence," Lipski took good momentum into the Apex having beaten Luana Carolina in July with <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-ariane-lipski-submits-luana-carolina-in-the-first-round-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a kneebar so sickening Octagonside observers, including Insider, could hear Carolina scream in pain</a>.The defeat was so bad Carolina had to be carried out of the Fight Island arena in Abu Dhabi.Having previously won two bouts in a row, Saturday's defeat saw Lipski's pro MMA record retreat to 13 wins (six knockouts, three submissions, and four decisions) against six losses.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-to-meet-khabib-nurmagomedov-to-discuss-ufc-plans-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White says he'll soon meet Khabib Nurmagomedov to discuss future plans</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-joaquin-buckley-seal-his-reputation-as-ufc-knockout-artist-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joaquin Buckley scored another highlight-reel finish and seals his reputation as one of UFC's most artistic knockout strikers</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-kayla-harrison-cut-her-opponent-so-stained-the-canvas-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fast-rising American fighter Kayla Harrison hit her opponent with an elbow strike, which cut her so bad she bled all over the canvas</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-alex-pereira-ko-left-opponent-cold-for-5-minutes-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An American fighter face-planted the canvas and was knocked out for 5 minutes after getting hit by a devastating left hook</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-aj-mckee-win-with-a-submission-which-confounded-experts-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unbeaten American AJ McKee marched into a $1 million final using a dangerous finishing move few experts had ever seen before</a>

Ariane Lipski fractured a bone in her face after a brutal elbow strike from Antonina Shevchenko in their UFC 255 fight

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9060270" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="valentina-shevchenko">Valentina Shevchenko</keyword> returned to the <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> Octagon after an injury-enforced absence and still kicked ass.</li><li>The UFC flyweight champion defended her title Saturday with a five-round decision over Jennifer Maia at the behind-closed-doors UFC 255 show in the UFC Apex, Las Vegas.</li><li>It was the second win on the night for a Shevchenko, as Antonina Shevchenko — Valentina's sister, defeated Ariane Lipski earlier on the card.</li><li>After Valentina's win, she hailed the "woman power" in her family. "We are very strong girls."</li></ul>Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC flyweight title with ease and then hailed "woman power" in her victory speech.The 32-year-old Muay Thai specialist has been a champion of the 125-pound weight class since she beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2018, and has since gone on a wrecking spree, beating Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, and Katlyn Chookagian.During Saturday's UFC 255 show, which took place inside the behind-closed-doors UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Shevchenko added another name to her winning ledger as she out-pointed Jennifer Maia.Her fight against Maia was her first since she injured her medial collateral ligament vs. Chookagian in February, something which required surgery the following month.Few would have noticed Shevchenko's nine-month absence as the only round the Octagonside judges scored in Maia's favor was the second, when she was out-punched and out-landed but enjoyed a considerable amount of time in control — four minutes and 33 seconds.In all the other rounds, Shevchenko had done enough to win, regardless of whether that was strike accuracy, takedowns scored, or sheer striking activity in what was otherwise a grapple-heavy victory.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1330383639633403904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2020</a></blockquote>After the 25-minute fight was over, Shevchenko's win was confirmed with three scores of 49-46.Victory advanced her pro MMA record to 20 wins (six knockouts, seven submissions, and seven decisions) against three losses.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1330558410325176320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2020</a></blockquote>"[Winning] is something that brings so much happiness. It's an amazing feeling," Shevchenko said.She then lauded her sister, Antonina Shevchenko, who finished Ariane Lipski in the second round in a flyweight match on the preliminary card."Today we have double amazing feeling because my sister won, I won, and it's a huge celebration for us. Woman power is about our family … we are very strong girls."Valentina Shevchenko finished by saying she'd "fight anyone.""I'm ready for whoever they will put in front of me."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-joaquin-buckley-seal-his-reputation-as-ufc-knockout-artist-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joaquin Buckley scored another highlight-reel finish, and seals his reputation as one of UFC's most artistic knockout strikers</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-deiveson-figueiredo-punctuate-career-best-year-with-submission-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A fighter nicknamed God of War scored a 1st-round guillotine choke from bottom guard, punctuating the finest year of his pro career</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-kayla-harrison-cut-her-opponent-so-stained-the-canvas-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fast-rising American fighter Kayla Harrison hit her opponent with an elbow strike which cut her so bad she bled all over the canvas</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-ufc-debutants-throw-236-strikes-in-1-round-earn-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 UFC debutants were given $50,000 bonuses for fighting at an extraordinary pace, throwing 236 strikes in the 1st round alone</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-aj-mckee-win-with-a-submission-which-confounded-experts-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unbeaten American AJ McKee marched into a $1 million final using a dangerous finishing move few experts had ever seen before</a>

Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC flyweight title with ease and then hailed 'woman power' in her victory speech

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="419948" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kayla-Harrison">Kayla Harrison</keyword>'s most recent <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> bout was a bloodbath.</li><li>The Professional Fighters League champion defeated Courtney King when making her featherweight debut Friday for the all-women <keyword id="10311667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="invicta-fc">Invicta FC</keyword> fighting firm.</li><li>Harrison bloodied then stopped King in the second round after a dominant performance.</li><li>There was so much blood it stained both fighters, as well as the canvas.</li><li>Harrison said some of King's blood went in her mouth. "So gross," she said.</li></ul>Kayla Harrison said she was surprised her bloody MMA bout wasn't stopped and did think to herself, "This is barbaric."The lightweight fighter was on loan from the Professional Fighters League — a combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> organization she was crowned champion in last year after winning a $1 million match — to Invicta FC, an all-women MMA company.Because of the global outbreak of the coronavirus earlier in the year, the PFL postponed its entire 2020 season leaving its roster of athletes without dates to compete on.Harrison agreed to a bout at Invicta 43 in Kansas City on Friday, and put her unbeaten record on the line in a featherweight fight against Courtney King.Previously compared to Ronda Rousey, Harrison — a two-time Olympic gold medal winner — went on to dominate King.Before long, the canvas was stained with her blood as Harrison opened an angry gash on the bridge of her opponent's nose.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1329982703651983374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2020</a></blockquote>"I was surprised by how much blood there was and that the doctor didn't stop it because I was literally slipping in blood," Harrison told TMZ Sports this week. "It was like a slip n' slide in there. It was disgusting!"When Harrison rose to her feet after stopping King in the second round, she was wearing her opponent's blood on her fists, arms, and thigh.It was even in her mouth, Harrison said."I licked my lips and I was like 'Oh God, I just tasted blood!' So gross! So gross!"Harrison told TMZ that there are two sides to her, and though she understands the nature of combat sports can lead to cuts, bruises, and injuries, she still feels empathy for those she destroys."There's two Kaylas … there's the Kayla that's like, 'This is barbaric! Oh my god, I don't wanna punch her anymore … I don't wanna do this.'"And there's the part that's like, 'No this is my job. This is what I was meant to do — hit her harder!'"Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/ariane-lipski-antonina-shevchenko-elbow-fractured-bone-in-my-face-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ariane Lipski fractured a bone in her face after a brutal elbow strike from Antonina Shevchenko in their UFC 255 fight</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-to-meet-khabib-nurmagomedov-to-discuss-ufc-plans-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White says he'll soon meet Khabib Nurmagomedov to discuss future plans</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-joaquin-buckley-seal-his-reputation-as-ufc-knockout-artist-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joaquin Buckley scored another highlight-reel finish and seals his reputation as one of UFC's most artistic knockout strikers</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-kayla-harrison-cut-her-opponent-so-stained-the-canvas-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fast-rising American fighter Kayla Harrison hit her opponent with an elbow strike, which cut her so bad she bled all over the canvas</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-alex-pereira-ko-left-opponent-cold-for-5-minutes-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An American fighter face-planted the canvas and was knocked out for 5 minutes after getting hit by a devastating left hook</a>

Kayla Harrison said she was surprised her bloody MMA bout wasn't stopped and did think: 'This is barbaric'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6164007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Khabib-Nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</keyword> has confirmed on Instagram that he will meet <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> President <keyword id="1358348" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dana-White">Dana White</keyword>.</li><li>The news raises hopes that the UFC lightweight champion will return to the Octagon for one more match, after announcing a shock retirement after he submitted Justin Gaethje last month.</li><li>Nurmagomedov's cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov, will meanwhile make his debut in the UFC on the Conor McGregor card — believed to be on Fight Island on January 23.</li><li>Umar and Khabib are training partners but it is as yet unclear whether the 155-pound king will travel with his family member.</li></ul>Khabib Nurmagomedov has confirmed he'll soon meet UFC boss Dana White, raising hopes he could return for another fight.The UFC lightweight champion advanced his unbeaten pro MMA record to 29 wins (eight knockouts, 11 submissions, and 10 decisions) when <a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-254-khabib-nurmagomedov-sent-gaethje-to-sleep-cried-retired-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he sent the American striking maestro Justin Gaethje to sleep</a> in the second round with a triangle choke at the Fight Island finale in Abu Dhabi last month.As Gaethje regained consciousness, Nurmagomedov dropped to his knees and wept in the middle of the Octagon, mourning the death of his father, <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedovs-dad-abdulmanap-dies-aged-57-coronavirus-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abdulmanap, who passed away aged 57 after coronavirus complications</a> earlier in the year.Khabib Nurmagomedov then got on the mic and <a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-254-khabib-nurmagomedov-sent-gaethje-to-sleep-cried-retired-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced an abrupt and emotional retirement</a>.In the weeks since, <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-will-likely-return-to-ufc-for-one-fight-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nurmagomedov's inner circle, including his trainer Javier Mendez, manager Ali Abdelaziz, and White himself have all spoken confidently about the likelihood of the sambo specialist returning to the UFC</a> for at least one more fight.This appeared at odds with what the fighter wanted, though. Khabib even said last week that <a href="https://www.insider.com/nurmagomedov-and-white-worlds-apart-when-it-comes-to-retirement-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he no longer has any "competitive interest."</a>Regardless, White said at a press conference Saturday that he's setting up a meeting with the fighter."I'm giving Khabib some time to think this over and he and I are going to get together and meet soon … we'll talk," <a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-to-meet-khabib-nurmagomedov-to-discuss-ufc-plans-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White told reporters</a> when asked about the status of the lightweight championship.Nurmagomedov then <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-uygLsjw9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a photograph Tuesday on Instagram</a> of him standing alongside White on the Fight Island beach.The caption said: "See you soon Dana White."<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-uygLsjw9" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>If Nurmagomedov was truly retired, he'd unlikely meet White to discuss future plans.He would also have removed himself from the US Anti-Doping Agency drug-testing pool, which he has not done. He posted a photograph <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlIT7fs8XW/?igshid=i3vw9wwdwg6l" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last week on Instagram</a> showing that he is continuing to submit drug tests."This is 47 times since 2015, as I have been tested for doping of Usada," he said.<h2>Nurmagomedov's cousin will compete on Fight Island, on the same card as Conor McGregor</h2><div type="image" title="Umar Nurmagomedov" height="1125" width="1500" msid="79409699" hostid="261"></div>One member of the Nurmagomedov family will be returning to Fight Island when the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi for the next edition of its popular festival.Conor McGregor, a long-time rival of Khabib Nurmagomedov's, is fighting Dustin Poirier in a lightweight match on January 23, and it is likely the fight will headline a marquee event on Yas Island.According to the Kazakh striker Sergey Morozov, he and Umar Nurmagomedov — Khabib's cousin — will also feature on that card."I will fight Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 257," Morozov told Russian news agency <a href="https://tass.ru/sport/10088879" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TASS.</a>Umar Nurmagomedov has an unbeaten pro MMA record of 12 wins (one knockout, five submissions, and six decisions) but would make his UFC debut on the McGregor card.Umar and Khabib are training partners but it is, as yet, unclear whether the UFC lightweight champion will travel with the UFC new boy to Fight Island in the new year.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/kayla-harrison-was-surprised-her-bloody-mma-bout-wasnt-stopped-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kayla Harrison said she was surprised her bloody MMA bout wasn't stopped and did think: 'This is barbaric'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/ariane-lipski-antonina-shevchenko-elbow-fractured-bone-in-my-face-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ariane Lipski fractured a bone in her face after a brutal elbow strike from Antonina Shevchenko in their UFC 255 fight</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-deiveson-figueiredo-punctuate-career-best-year-with-submission-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A fighter nicknamed God of War scored a 1st-round guillotine choke from bottom guard, punctuating the finest year of his pro career</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-and-manny-pacquiao-will-definitely-fight-in-future-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao will 'definitely' fight in the near future, according to their shared manager</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/kubrat-pulev-says-anthony-joshua-lacks-mental-toughness-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kubrat Pulev says Anthony Joshua lacks mental toughness and he'll expose him December 12</a>

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Ariane Lipski fractured a bone in her face after a brutal elbow strike from Antonina Shevchenko in their UFC 255 fight

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Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC flyweight title with ease and then hailed 'woman power' in her victory speech

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Kayla Harrison said she was surprised her bloody MMA bout wasn't stopped and did think: 'This is barbaric'

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Khabib Nurmagomedov confirms he'll meet UFC boss Dana White, raising hopes he could return for another fight

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