Gruesome Face Cut Steals Show at Sphere — as UFC Makes History as Venue’s First Sporting Event
Mexico’s Irene Aldana shows courage in a bloody defeat.

UFC 306, the first sporting event held at Las Vegas’s Sphere, promised spectators would feel like they were part of the action. But an up-close look at a gruesome cut across Irene Aldana’s face during a preliminary bout Saturday night might have been more than most stomachs could handle.
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