{"id":465850,"date":"2022-12-19T05:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=465850"},"modified":"2022-12-19T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:47:25","slug":"rafa-garcia-lost-twenty-percent-of-his-blood-after-cutting-an-artery-during-his-win-at-ufc-vegas-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rafa-garcia-lost-twenty-percent-of-his-blood-after-cutting-an-artery-during-his-win-at-ufc-vegas-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafa Garcia lost twenty percent of his blood after cutting an artery during his win at UFC Vegas 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafa Garcia reportedly lost twenty percent of his blood after cutting an artery during his victory at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-66-results-jared-cannonier-defeats-sean-strickland\/\">UFC Vegas 66<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not uncommon to see nasty injuries at a UFC event. After all, this is mixed martial arts we&#8217;re talking about here.<\/p>\n<p>Many fighters, especially, have had to endure some really brutal cuts. It&#8217;s part of the game and more often than not, we see these warriors fight through the turmoil in the name of securing the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, Rafa Garcia battled through the kind of adversity many of us will never see. He sustained a cut artery that left him bleeding all over the Octagon and yet, the referee didn&#8217;t stop the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Garcia battled through to secure a unanimous decision win over Hayisaer Maheshate. During his post-fight show appearance, Rafa revealed that the injury was more serious than it may have seemed even with all of the visible blood loss.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/cubswanson\/status\/1604271637292949504<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey told me I lost 20 percent of my blood,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI got a cut artery. They told me they had never seen that before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen they were stitching me up, Cub told me sit down and just chill because you lost 20 percent of your blood, chill a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Garcia fights through<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI feel like I stepped it up,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI was walking always forward and it worked great for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/12\/18\/23514845\/rafa-garcia-reveals-he-lost-20-percent-of-his-blood-after-gruesome-cut-on-his-head-opened-an-artery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Garcia may not receive the financial reward he deserves for such a performance. Alas, in the eyes of MMA fans and pundits across the globe, he&#8217;ll get the kind of recognition he truly deserves.<\/p>\n<p><em>What did you think of Rafa Garcia&#8217;s gnarly cut? Do you believe the referee should&#8217;ve stopped the fight? Where will he go from here now in the UFC? Let us know in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafa Garcia reportedly lost twenty percent of his blood after cutting an artery during his victory at UFC Vegas 66. It&#8217;s not uncommon to see nasty injuries at a UFC event. After all, this is mixed martial arts we&#8217;re talking about here. Many fighters, especially, have had to endure some really brutal cuts. 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