UFC 244: 5 Fights that ended with a controversial doctor stoppage

#2 Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort

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Randy Couture faced Vitor Belfort in a fight where at 40 years of age, Couture would be trying to emulate the success of the fight he had won 7 years ago at UFC 15.

The fight was for Couture's Light Heavyweight Championship and something that everyone was looking forward to. Unfortunately, less than a minute into the fight, a punch from Belfort that apparently almost didn't land cut Couture's eyelid.

Couture wanted to continue, but it was not to be. The doctors had to stop the fight and as a result, Belfort ended up winning the title in what was a disappointing manner to the audience.

#1 Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega

Max Holloway faced Brian Ortega in the main event defending his UFC Featherweight Championship. Holloway and Ortega fought each other for four full rounds, with Ortega taking a lot of punishment. Holloway was dominating the fight for the most part, but after the fourth round, the doctor stopped the fight against the wishes of Ortega.

It looked like Ortega wanted to continue but the truth was that he should not have, something that he revealed he realized later. He revealed he had a broken nose and a broken thumb and realized that it was better that it had been stopped then and there.

The audience was left disappointed, but if the fight had continued, Ortega could have suffered serious injuries.

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