Viktoria Dudakova slammed for hiding staph infection which now threatens all UFC 294 fighters

Earlier this evening at UFC 294, rising women's flyweight contender Viktoria Dudakova clinched a decision win against Jin Yu Frey. But the win might have come at too great a cost.

During her post-fight press interaction, the Russian revealed that she had been suffering from a staph infection for the past month and hid it deliberately to fight on the card:

"For the past month I has staph infection and actually my back side is completely bolldied up right now. I have satph infection in places that isn't necessarly okay to announce to the whole world."

Catch Victoria Dudakova's comments below (2:00):

The fighter has now put all athletes competing at UFC 294 at risk, and suffice it to say, MMA fans are enraged with the Russian's outrageous behavior. Let's take a look at a few reactions below:

@Doctor__Remulak sympathized with the fighters on the card, saying:

"Great. [If] That’s the canvas I get my face pushed up against later… I’d be pissed."

@The_Real_Sehorn had this to say:

"I feel bad for her opponent, who probably has staph now."

@I_am_Cullen opined:

"She needs to be suspended. This is not ok."

@Atvasco84 lamented:

"Well that's definitely some disgusting info I wish she didn't share. 🤢🤢🤢"

@OvinVithanage wrote:

"This is just irresponsible."

@iflowmannMMA blasted Viktoria Dudakovar, saying:

"Man, no disrespect, but she wouldn’t be allowed back to the gym moving the way she’s moving. You absolutely do not get on the mat like that. That s*** is nasty. She needs to get it together on a professional level."

@cflcfc wrote:

"My day was going by great until I heard this information."

An enraged fight fan, @jmacyourlife, opined:

"Should be cut immediately for this."

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