Graphic Warning! Fight fans shocked as Dustin Poirier shares grotesque picture Johnny Eblen and ‘half his forehead peeled’ 

Johnny Eblen had a huge cut on his head after his title fight against Fabian Edwards at Bellator 299.

Graphic Warning! Fight fans shocked as Dustin Poirier shares grotesque picture Johnny Eblen and ‘half his forehead peeled’ 

Dustin Poirier posted a photo of Johnny Eblen's injury (Image Courtesy- MMA Fighting)

The sport of MMA is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous sports due to the high risk of injuries and weight cutting. Despite facing major cuts and bruises, fighters mostly continue fighting without paying any heed to them. This was the case with Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen. UFC lightweight veteran Dustin Poirier recently posted a photo of his teammate’s injury.

Poirier took to Twitter, posting a graphic photo of Eblen’s cut-open eyebrow. He captioned the post, “Champ said its just a scratch.”However, Eblen was supported by Poirier throughout the fight camp. Poirier also traveled all the way to Dublin, Ireland to support his teammate in his title fight. The two fighters train at the popular American Top Team gym.

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Eblen faced Fabian Edwards in the main event of Bellator 299. Eblen won the fight via TKO at 21 seconds of the third round, successfully defending his title. However, Eblen was involved in an altercation with his opponent’s brother and UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Despite the altercation, Eblen met up with the brothers and sorted out the misunderstanding.

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The injury faced by Eblen is one of the most grotesque injuries in Bellator history. However, Eblen will look forward to quickly healing up and returning to the cage to defend his title. Fans will look forward to seeing Eblen back in the cage soon,

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Fans react to Johnny Eblen’s injury post shared by Dustin Poirier

The photo shared by Poirier has fans reminiscing about the time when Dana White had shared a photo of Gregory Rodrigues when he faced a similar cut. Many fans were upset as the photo remains graphic, and Poirier did not give any warning beforehand. Check out some of the fan reactions-

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Johnny Eblen (Image Courtesy- MMA Mania)

Eblen is one of the most exciting and talented young fighters in MMA. He is a future superstar, and seeing how his career develops will be interesting. Fans will look forward to seeing him back in the ring soon.

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