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Farah Hannoun

Chris Curtis: Accidental headbutt at UFC 289 caused ’10 stitches and a possible corneal abrasion’

Chris Curtis’ right eye was in bad shape after an accidental headbutt at UFC 289.

Curtis’ (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC) featured middleweight prelim against Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) this past Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, was ruled a no contest after a clash of heads rendered him unable to continue. The collision, which took place midway through Round 2, caused a cut above Curtis’ right eye.

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