UFC on FOX 28's Alan Jouban broke his foot before knocking out Ben Saunders

The teammate-on-teammate violence between Alan Jouban and Ben Saunders delivered at UFC on FOX 28. They went back and forth before a punch leveled Saunders in the second round.

That violence also left its mark: Jouban broke his foot prior to a knockout win.

“Broke my damn foot in the fight last night,” Jouban reported on social media, sporting a new boot over his right foot. “Every time I’m trying to fight back-to-back some (expletive) happens.”

Via Instagram:

Gonna be crutching it for a bit. ?? Damnit!

A post shared by ALAN JOUBAN (@alanjouban) on Feb 25, 2018 at 9:40pm PST

Thankfully, the trip was worth some extra cash to both fighters, who once trained together and are disciples of the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system. The UFC awarded the scrap “Fight of the Night” honors, putting an extra $50,000 in their pockets.

Jouban (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is also covered by event-night insurance purchased by the UFC for the fight card at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. His fight with Saunders (21-9-2 MMA, 9-6 UFC) aired live on FS2 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass and main card bouts on FOX.

Jouban’s injury is likely to leave him with a lengthy medical suspension until he can get cleared by an orthopedist. The good news is he’s back in the win column following a pair of losses in 2017.

Saunders, meanwhile, continues to struggle in his second UFC stint. A meeting with veteran Peter Sobotta this past May also ended in a knockout loss.

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