Topuria Suffers Orbital and Nasal Fractures After Loss to Gaidhie at Freedom 250

Ilia Topuria sustained fractures to both orbital bones and his nose in his defeat to Justin Gaethie at UFC Freedom 250. A close friend of Topuria, Pablo Motas, confirmed that Topuria was unable to fully open his eyes the morning after the fight. Topuria has since been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home. Alex Pereira has been publicly calling for referee Herb Dean to be suspended following the event.