Mateusz Rebecki is in a bad way following his first UFC loss.
The 19-2 fighter was undefeated for a decade before running into lightweight veteran Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC St. Louis on Saturday night.
Rebecki was stopped with just nine seconds left of the fight, but it was almost certainly for the best as he’d taken a ton of damage to his face.
Both of the Polish MMA star’s eyes were cut and swollen shut.
The UFC sent Rebecki to the hospital to get checked over by doctors and it was from there he posted a graphic photo to Instagram that shocked fans.
“Life,” he wrote in Polish alongside a shrugging emoji and a picture of him covered him blood, bruises, and cuts after his 16-fight win streak came to a brutal end.
Fans began to voice their concern for Rebecki after the grim photo was reshared countless times across various social media platforms.
One person commented: “Looks like he got his eyes gouged out.”
Someone else said: “This looks like the guy that got attacked by a mountain lion.”
Another person added: “Whoever did that to him should be in jail.”
UFC legend Joanna Jedrzejczyk wrote: “Speedy recovery warrior.”
Rebecki was the biggest betting favourite on the card, and he initially lived up to his billing as he overwhelmed Diego Ferreira with massive power punches to score a knockdown in round one.
Diego Ferreira rode out the early onslaught by staying patient and avoiding haymakers before firing back with accurate strikes.
The 39-year-old began to take over the fight when both of Rebecki’s eyes swelled badly from the volume of strikes coming his way.
Ultimately, he found himself in top position unleashing a series of nasty ground and pound strikes until the referee waved things off in the final seconds of round three.
It’s currently unclear exactly what injury Rebecki suffered to his eyes.
Whatever the official diagnosis is from the doctor, he’s going to need a lengthy spell on the sidelines to heal up from what was a truly tough night at the office.
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