Alonzo Menifield suffers gruesome thumb injury in UFC 331 win

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“So you want to be a f*cking fighter?” Those immortal words fromUFCboss Dana White rang true on Saturday night, when heavyweights Alonzo Menifield and Iwo Baraniewski stepped into the cage for their UFC 331 main card bout at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

It was an exciting back-and-forth affair, but no one could have been prepared for what was shown after the official decision was read.

Menifield came out as the winner via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), but he won’t be returning to action anytime soon after suffering a gruesome thumb injury in the first round.

During his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Menifield flashed his thumb to the camera and to show just how badly it was broken, with the bone sticking through.

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ALONZO MENIFIELD'S THUMB HAS A BONE STICKING OUT 🤮

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Talk about toughness.

With the win, Menifield advances to 19-6-1 (11 KOs) and is currently on a two-fight winning streak. Baraniewski, meanwhile, falls to 9-1 after suffering the first loss of his MMA career.

If you’re missing out on Saturday night’s action, we have you covered. A look at the latest UFC 331 results can be seen below.

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UFC 331 Results

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  • Alonzo Menifield def. Iwo Baraniewski via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Marlon Vera def. Charles Jourdain via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:02
  • Robelis Despaigne def. Tai Tuivasa via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Michael Aswell Jr. def. JooSang Yoo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Ryan Gandra def. Ozzy Diaz via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:04
  • Edmen Shahbazyan def. Brunno Ferreira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Casey O’Neill def. Eduarda Moura via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:22
  • Joanderson Brito def. Giga Chikadze via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:57

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