MMA continues to throw up weird and wonderful moments.
On Saturday night, former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas continued her flyweight title charge against Tracy Cortez in the main event of UFC Denver.
‘Thug’ easily outpointed Cortez over five rounds and won by decision.
However, something that happened in the very first frame has gone viral.
Namajunas dropped her opponent with a left hook followed by a right hand, but slow-motion footage showed that her second punch didn’t hit the intended target.
Amazingly, as Cortez began to fall to the floor from the first shot, the second grazed her face and actually knocked off one of her fake eyelashes.
UFC commentator Dominick Cruz pointed out that you can see Cortez’s lash going flying across the Octagon as she collapses to the ground.
The 11-2 fighter kept the other one on and fought for 20 more minutes.
MMA fans all asked the same question after watching the footage.
One person tweeted: “Why she wearing those during a fight? Lol”
Another said: “False eyelashes in the octagon? I wore them to my son’s wedding but…”
Someone else asked: “Why the f*** would you wear fake lashes to an MMA fight?”
A fourth person joked: “It landed in the parking lot.”
It hasn’t been a good week for Cortez as she not only lost a fight and a lash, but she also had to cut off a portion of her hair to make weight on Friday.
In contrast, Namajunas appears to have found her feet in the 125lb division.
The 32-year-old suffered a defeat in her divisional debut against Manon Fiorot last September, but she’s since bounced back with wins over Amanda Ribas and Cortez.
Now she’s hoping a title will be on the line in her next fight.
“Give me the [flyweight] belt, man,” said Namajunas in the cage after her win.
“I want it. Either that or maybe a women’s BMF, I don’t know.”
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- Incredible footage shows UFC star Rose Namajunas send rival’s fake eyelash flying with punch
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