Former UFC champ Junior dos Santos suffers freak injury in Eagle FC debut

Former UFC heavyweight world champion Junior dos Santos suffered a freak injury in his Eagle FC debut against Yorgan De Castro on Saturday at the FLXcast Arena in Miami, USA.

Dos Santos, 38, was winning the fight until he dislocated his shoulder after throwing a right hand in round three.

It was an anticlimactic ending to the fight, which was costly for the Brazilian as the injury resulted in a technical knockout loss.

"Feel bad for Junior dos Santos. He looked amazing tonight," Eagle FC owner and former UFC lightweight world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov tweeted after the fight.

Eagle FC 47 main event ends after Junior dos Santos dislocates his shoulder pic.twitter.com/DMRhp1j84D

— Eagle FC (@EagleFightClub) May 21, 2022

The loss marked Dos Santos' fifth consecutive defeat as his mixed martial arts record dropped to 21-10 while De Castro improved to 9-3.

—MGP, GMA News