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Chemicals from a hair treatment got in Serrano’s eye, temporarily blinding her and forcing doctors to call off her homecoming fight in Puerto Rico.

We’ve all heard horror stories about hair cuts or dye jobs gone wrong, but we’ve never heard of one that ended up costing someone $ 1.5 million dollars.

The someone in this case is YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul via his MVP Promotions company. The hair treatment in question was one MVP’s star women’s boxing champion Amanda Serrano got leading into her main event fight in Puerto Rico on Saturday night. Chemicals from the procedure leaked from her hair into her eyes, burning her cornea so badly doctors refused to let her fight Nina Meinke.

“According to [MVP COO] Nakisa Bidarian, Serrano had her hair done Thursday night,” Ariel Helwani reported on the situation. “She went for a run on Friday, a chemical from the hair went into her eye. It starting bothering her Friday and that’s why she wore glasses at the ceremonial [weigh-ins].”

“Bothered her all day today and when they examined her tonight at the arena the commission doctor wouldn’t clear her,” he continued. “She tried to convince them otherwise but alas no luck. Jake Paul adds that the chemical burnt her cornea and hand.”

It’s unclear how many people were in attendance at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, but the arena holds up to 18,500 people and Bidarian reports the gate was $ 1.5 million — emphasis on ‘was,’ because MVP Promotions is completely refunding everyone’s ticket.

That’s pretty stand-up behavior considering the rest of the card went off without a hitch, including a co-main featuring Jake Paul clobbering Ryan Bourland (watch the finish here), plus a WBO junior flyweight championship bout. As of now there’s no word on when Serrano vs. Meinke will be rescheduled, if at all. With big-money opponents in the wing, this bout was considered something of a time-filler for Serrano.

An expensive one, as it turns out.

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Tyson Fury doesn’t care who wins the heavyweight matchup between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou, but he believes Ngannou owes him a lot following their boxing match this past October.

Joshua and Ngannou headline Friday’s Knockout Chaos event in Saudi Arabia, with the former UFC heavyweight champ looking to build upon an impressive showing that saw him lose a split decision to Fury after dropping the champion boxer in the bout.

Ahead of the matchup, Fury was asked about Ngannou’s rise in the boxing world and essentially said to the PFL fighter, ‘You’re welcome.’

“It’s a good fight [between Joshua and Ngannou],” Fury told The Stomping Ground. “When I was fighting Ngannou, it was a mismatch and it was a bulls*** fight, but it is what it is, isn’t it? Styles make fights and that’s what it is.

“I’m not sure what people expected of the man before [our fight]. I know it was supposed to be like a 1,000 to 1 shot, and he was useless and he couldn’t fight and all of that, but he proved everyone wrong, so fantastic for him. I put him on the map, made him a multi-millionaire, and now I’m making him even more money. So he needs to thank me. He needs to get on his knees and kiss my feet, doesn’t he, for what I’ve done for him.”

Fury is scheduled to face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed heavyweight championship unification bout in Saudi Arabia in May, one of the most anticipated fights in years for the division. The winner of Joshua vs. Ngannou could face the winner of that blockbuster showdown.

As far as a prediction, Fury doesn’t have one, but he’ll certainly be watching closely.

“I don’t know and I don’t care, to be honest,” Fury said.

“Listen, whatever happens, happens. The best man will win on the night. They’re heavyweight giants, aren’t they? So anyone can win. Brilliant fights, actually, on Friday. I’m looking forward to the bill, the whole bill.”

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Boxing star Ryan Garcia has fight fans worried, confused, or a little bit of both following a bizarre post on social media.

Garcia has found himself the subject of multiple headlines over the last week. On Monday, he drew the ire of UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley when he told Ariel Helwani that he would “destroy” ‘Sugar’ inside the Octagon. Days later, ‘The Flash’ had to defend himself during a press conference after his next opponent, Devin Haney, accused him of using cocaine.

On Sunday, Garcia once again had people talking after making a rather alarming post online featuring a short, but chaotic video and a caption referencing satanism or some kind of demonic possession.

“MARCH 3 SUNDAY 2024 we slit RG THROAT AND THRU HIM IN A BASKET NOBODY WILL FIND HIM BSABJANANANANANAJQKA ANAIQNANSBSNANABA A SNSNSNWKWNA S ANANSNSN SATAN SITTING AT THE TOP NOW. 666,” the post on X reads.

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Users were genuinely concerned for Garcia’s mental health, flooding the comments with well-wishes.

“Ryan I’m really praying for you right now cause i feel bad for you.”

“You okay bro?”

“Please tell me Ryan is ok…”

“Bro as a fan of yours, this is just a weird way of promoting. I don’t even know if you’re trolling or you’re actually going through some shit this time lmao. This isn’t normal. Just pull out at this point please.”

“You need help man, please pull out of this fight.”

“Someone please confirm he is ok. They already entered his home and robbed him once. Please tell me this young guy with hard discipline and faith in god is ok.”

It is possible that Ryan Garcia’s X account was hacked, though it should be noted that the same video and caption appeared on his Instagram stories. Many of those commenting also believe that it is in fact Garcia manning the camera in the clip.

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The UFC Vegas 87 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas was headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev.  

Rozenstruik entered the fight coming off a submission loss to Jailton Almeida in his last outing.  Gaziev made his promotional debut in December after picking up a quick submission win on Dana White’s Contender Series.  With a TKO win in his debut, Gaziev was looking to remain unbeaten.  

Rozenstruik landed first with a leg kick followed by his jab.  Rozenstruik landed a right hand.  Gaziev pressured Rozenstruik.  Gaziev briefly looked for a takedown.  Rozenstruik landed his jab.  Gaziev is bleeding from his nose due to Rozenstruik’s jab.  Gaziev inched forward and connected with a left hand.  Gaziev clinched and took Rozenstruik down.  He didn’t do much with the takedown but did control the final minute of the round.  

Rozenstruik landed his jab followed by a leg kick to start the second round.  Rozenstruik continued to land his jab.  Gaziev pressed forward with a knee to the body.  Rozenstruik responded with a jab.  Rozenstruik jab kept finding a home.  Gaziev closed the distance and clinched.  They worked for position along the cage without a lot of action until the round ended.  

The third round began with Rozenstruik landing a leg kick.  Gaziev’s hands became low.  Rozenstruik doubled up on his jab.  Gaziev’s mouth was open.  Rozenstruik continued to connect with his jab.  Rozenstruik picked up his output and began targeting the body.  Rozenstruik delivered a combination.  Gaziev landed a right hand.  The round ended with Rozenstruik landing back-to-back jabs.  

Gaziev inched forward but his output has slowed.  Rozenstruik continued to connect with his jab.  They exchanged and Gaziev worked to get the fight to the ground.  “Biggie Boy” defended the takedown attempt.  Rozenstruik circled free and delivered a leg kick.  Rozenstruik landed a big combination.  A right hand by Rozenstruik knocked the mouthpiece out of Gaziev’s mouth.  Rozenstruik looked for a takedown and landed a right hand.  Round 4 was a dominant round for Rozenstruik.     

The ringside doctor was brought in to check Gaziev.  The referee stopped the fight after Gaziev said he couldn’t see out of one eye.  The stoppage came at the end of the fourth round.  

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Tyson Pedro has fought his last fight for now.

The light heavyweight veteran announced his retirement Saturday following a unanimous decision loss to Vitor Petrino in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 87.

It was a disappointing performance for the 32-year-old Australia native, who was given a chance to address viewers following Petrino’s post-fight victory interview.

“Thank you to all the fans, I want to say thank you very much to the UFC for everything they’ve done on this journey,” Pedro said. “Especially thanks to my team, anyone that’s helped me get to this stage of my martial arts career. It’s been amazing but it’s always been my intention to show my daughter that as long as you work your ass off and grind towards what you love, you can do anything you can dream of, and I think my dream has just changed at this point, so that’s it for me.

“Thank you to all the fans from the bottom of my heart. I don’t think it’s goodbye, just see you later, so until then, thanks everyone.”

Watch video of Pedro’s retirement speech below.

Pedro elaborated on his decision to retire while speaking to the media backstage at the UFC APEX, putting an emphasis on spending more time with his family and the financial challenges that come with training in New Zealand.

“It’s been on my mind a little bit lately,” Pedro said. “Mainly just being away from my daughter, it’s being away for probably 12 months in the last two and a half years from my wife and baby, so that’s obviously my choice going over to New Zealand. I know that’s where I’m going to be the best martial artist.

“You put in all the costs, you put in the cost to my family — I probably just can’t do it anymore. With the deductions and the loss of the fight, tonight I’m probably going to have to rob someone in the car park. If anyone’s got any money on them — who’s got the most on them?”

“It’s more a family thing,” Pedro added. “I’ve just got a change of the dreams, so if I’m going to do that I might as well spend it with my daughter. Who knows? You might see me on the Australian circuit, but that’s it for me for MMA.”

Pedro puts a halt to his fighting career with a 10-5 pro record, which includes a 6-5 mark in the UFC. The City Kickboxing product emerged as a prospect early in his UFC career, scoring first-round knockouts of Paul Craig and Khalil Rountree, but was hampered by inconsistent results and injuries. Following a TKO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in December 2018, Pedro didn’t fight again for more than three years.

His last win took place at UFC 293 this past September in Sydney, where he thrilled the hometown crowd with a first-round knockout of Anton Turkalj.

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