Jack Jenkins dislocates elbow mid-fight, MMA Twitter in shambles (Video)
By Amy Kaplan
Jack Jenkins suffered a painful loss on the prelims for UFC 293 on Saturday, Sept. 9.
In the second round of his fight with Chepe Mariscal, Jenkins posted his arm on a toss and dislocated his elbow and verbally submitted. According to the official scorecards, viewed by FanSided MMA, Jenkins had scored a 10-9 on all three cards for the first round before losing in the second.
It was the first loss for Jenkins in the UFC and his first loss since 2018.
Watch the moment here, but be warned, it's graphic.
Look away now 😳
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) September 10, 2023
Chepe Mariscal hands Jack Jenkins his first UFC loss after a gruesome arm injury 😱#UFC293 | Live on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/0kTkfnID2H
After the fight Mariscal says he heard a pop before the fight was stopped by the referee. He also said he'd like to take the rest of the year off unless he can get a fight in December.
Fighters and MMA Twitter were left reeling from the gruesome arm injury
That was a nasty landing! That arm took all the impact and weight there. #UFC293
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 10, 2023
Terrible injury… #ufc293
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) September 10, 2023
Man, I hate seeing a fighter get injured. Especially when he’s defended that same way 100 of times. Keep your head up Jenkins #UFC293
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) September 10, 2023
Ouch
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) September 10, 2023
Feel for Jack Jenkins.
— Joshua Bell (@The_Inside_Word) September 10, 2023
On a positive note the elbow seemed to go back in pretty easily and quickly.
Speedy recovery.
#UFC293
Jack Jenkins So Unlucky #UFC293
— Lyric G (@lyricg20) September 10, 2023
I hope Jack Jenkins has a fast recovery because that arm snap was insane 😳 🦴 #UFC293
— Jason Killmonger Official 🥷🏾 (@JasonKillmonger) September 10, 2023
How tf was that a verbal submission!? That was a tko! Chepe is a fcking beast!!!!#UFC293
— SoniaIvette (@ivetteswio) September 10, 2023
Mariscal is now on a five fight win streak, including two back-to-back wins in the UFC.
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