Victor Henry is still feeling the effects of a kick to the family jewels at UFC 294, but he holds no ill will toward his opponent Javid Basharat.
While he didn’t publicly speak on the gruesome-turned-bizarre sequence in the direct aftermath of Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi, Henry (23-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) updated fans on the state of his testicles in a series of Instagram stories Monday.
“A little update for you guys, doctors said no permanent damage to my pills but I’m gonna walk a little funny for a couple days,” Henry wrote. “Swelling has gone down a significant amount after sleeping with ice on my smooth criminals which isn’t very easy to do. For those of you calling for a DQ don’t be ridiculous. I don’t think my opponent had ill intentions to kick my nuts, he threw a legal strike that just so happen to hit an illegal spot. Totally not his fault, but that’s MMA.”
Henry and Basharat (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) were in the second round of their scheduled three-round bout at Etihad Arena when the foul occurred. Henry was kicked low, something Basharat has disputed repeatedly since the bout – much to the disdain of Henry’s coach Josh Barnett. Replays of the strike have only surfaced from an obstructed view angle.
At the moment of impact, Henry awkwardly crumpled to the canvas. Before long, he writhed in pain and rolled around. When the cage-side doctor entered to chat with him, the physician seemingly argued with Henry about where the strike landed.
However, Henry said he provided proof to at least one medical professional that he was not mistaken as to where the kick landed.
“The doctors at the hospital (saw)…. not the doctor in the cage obviously,” Henry wrote. “Although the backstage doc caught a good gander at my Satsumas.”
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