UFC 315 star stretchered out of arena and rushed to hospital after suffering DENTED SKULL in brutal defeat
UFC middleweight Bruno Silva was rushed to the hospital after appearing to have his skull DENTED during his clash with Marc-Andre Barriault.
The veteran 185-pounder suffered a vicious first-round KO loss to the Canadian on the UFC 315 prelims in Montrea l early on Sunday morning.
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Barriault sent Silva to the canvas with a vicious barrage of elbows against the fence, one of which visibly dented the Brazilian's cranium.
Silva, 35, was immediately transported to the hospital after worryingly lying on the octagon canvas for several minutes.
Medical staff took him out of the cage on a stretcher before sending him off for further assessment.
And thankfully, Silva issued a positive update on his condition from the hospital, where his X-rays were "negative" and imaging scans were "normal".
He wrote on his Instagram story in Portuguese: "Good night, just passing to let you know that I'm fine.
'I went to the hospital and had tests, everything is fine with my health.
'I received a lot of messages from people who really like me, it was fine.
"I wanted to win to give my testimony, from everything I went through and managed to stand up, but it's worth living.
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'I am a victor. This is not the moment that will end my story and my legacy.'
Barriault was over the moon with his stoppage victory but admits he had serious concerns for Silva's health when he saw him lying on the canvas.
The 35-year-old said in his post-fight press conference: "I still have goosebumps.
"[But then] I realised he was still on the ground after a couple of minutes.
"Then I felt like something is wrong."
Silva will likely soon find himself unemployed as he's lost his last five UFC outings on the bounce.
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