JESSICA-ROSE CLARK appeared to suffer a horrific broken arm less than a minute into her UFC showdown with Julija Stoliarenko. The 34-year-old Aussie bantamweight kicked off a stacked UFC 276 card with the Lithuanian in front of a sold-out Las Vegas crowd on Sunday morning. But she was left needing urgent medical treatment a mere […]
JESSICA-ROSE CLARK appeared to suffer a horrific broken arm less than a minute into her UFC showdown with Julija Stoliarenko.
The 34-year-old Aussie bantamweight kicked off a stacked UFC 276 card with the Lithuanian in front of a sold-out Las Vegas crowd on Sunday morning.
But she was left needing urgent medical treatment a mere 42 seconds into the first round after Stoliarenko caught her in a picture-perfect armbar.
Stoliarenko beautifully spun into an armbar position after Clark’s back hit the canvas but was met with stern resistance.
Clark, try as she might, couldn’t break the grip and her arm eventually hyperextended, prompting her to immediately tap.
The submission sent the T-Mobile Arena into raptures but also sparked concerns for Clark’s wellbeing.
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UFC commentator Daniel Cormier said: “She dislocated it, you can see it.
“It’s dislocated bad. That was nasty. Jessica is tapping desperately.”
Joe Rogan was blown away by Stoliarenko’s technique, saying: “Perfect timing and execution.
“The way she passed the guard, the way she got to that position.
“Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side armbar.”
UFC fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “That was nasty.”
Another said: “Yikes.”
And another said: “That arm bar was NASTY! First fight of the night too!”
One remarked: “Julija Stoliarenko is not playing any games. She was super intense right from the start.”
Another chimed in: “Super bummed that Jessica Rose Clark got her arm snapped. Was hoping it would be her night.”
Victory over Clarke was Stoliarenko’s first inside the octagon – and it likely saved her UFC bacon.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt had lost her three previous octagon outings against Yana Kunitskya, Julia Avila and Alexis Davis.
An elated Stoliarenko said: “Opps, I did it again… I’m just happy that I was able to show my skills in the UFC arena.”
