Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! UFC Abu Dhabi saw a terrifying eye injury as Mohammad Yahya suffered multiple knockdowns in the loss to Steven Nguyen. Meanwhile, Islam Makhachev reacted to Ilia Topuria overtaking him in the pound-for-pound rankings. Lastly, former UFC star Ben Askren revealed an emotional and candid look at his recovery from a near-fatal lung transplant. Let's break them all down:Mohammad Yahya suffers vicious eye injury in record knockdown lossUFC Abu Dhabi delivered one of the most disturbing injuries in recent memory as hometown fighter Mohammad Yahya endured a barrage of punishment from Steven Nguyen. The bout, held on the prelims, saw Nguyen knock Yahya down six times, setting a new UFC record.Five of those knockdowns came in the first round, and despite Yahya’s toughness, referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout after Round 2 when Yahya’s orbital started swelling.Check out the X post below:Islam Makhachev reacts to Ilia Topuria’s P4P riseIslam Makhachev has finally broken his silence on Ilia Topuria leapfrogging him in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. Speaking during UFC Abu Dhabi, Makhachev called the ranking change a calculated move by the UFC brass. He said:"Well, it's marketing. They're doing it on purpose to promote this fight... So they do it right, and we'll be fighting for the #1 spot in the rankings."Check out Islam Makhachev's comments below:Topuria’s dominant win over Charles Oliveira earned him lightweight gold and two-division champ status, propelling him to No.1. But Makhachev, who remains undefeated at lightweight, sees it as manipulation.Ben Askren shows shocking physical decline post-transplantBen Askren, in a vulnerable new video, revealed just how much his body has deteriorated since undergoing a lung transplant. Shirtless, frail, and supported by a walker, Askren shared that he’s lost 35 pounds and struggles to curl even a five-pound dumbbell.He took to Instagram to issue the fresh report, stating:"I've been home for four days now. It's awesome. I can sleep in my own bed, eat my own food, and hang out with my family. It's great. That being said, I still have so many physical challenges to deal with. I'm still down about 35 pounds from where I should be. I have to walk with a walker. I can't walk."Askren added:"This five-pound weight, this is actually hard for me to curl. Right before I had to go to the hospital, like in this video here, I was feeling strong. I was probably curling 45 pounds. I definitely wasn't using a walker. I was probably out doing hill sprints. So we go back to the Stockholm paradox I was talking about. I am where I am right now, but I'm going to be somewhere different in a month."Check out Ben Aksren's Instagram post below: View this post on Instagram Instagram Post