Chinese fighter Aoriqileng was rushed to the local hospital per sources after his bout with Daniel Marcos ended in a no decision at UFC Vegas 86 last night (Sat., Feb. 10, 2024) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He went to the hospital for testicular ultrasound (yeah, Victor Henry even knows about that) and a precautionary CT scan of his head and face.
Aoriqileng was hit below the belt unintentionally in the second round of his fight with Daniel Marcos. After five minutes of recovery he was incapable to recover which caused the game to end in no-contest.
Aoriqileng’s manager Wang Le told MMAMania.com that the Chinese Bantamweight is alright.
“He is fine,” Le said. “The testicles are ok but the tubes around the testicles are swollen.”
On top of Aoriqileng being sent to the hospital, two other fighters were transported: Ihor Potieria and Fernie Garcia
Potieria (21-5) was carried out for a CT scan precaution of his head, face, arms, and legs. “ Duelist” defeated Robert Bryczek who made his UFC debut and put an end to his two-fight losing streak.
Garcia (10-5) was sent to precautionary CT scan of his head and face too after getting stopped by Hyder Amil, dropping to 0-4 in the UFC.
It is a typical occurrence that UFC transports fighters to hospital for precautionary reasons, more so if they are involved in a three-round fight full of damage or in this case a five-round battle.
So far, no official results from the scans are out, but stay tuned to MMAMania.com for the latest health news.