Patrick Cummins had little trouble in his UFC 190 victory over Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, but he certainly did not escape the contest unscathed.
On Monday afternoon, Joe Rogan posted a photo to Instagram of Cummins, and the light heavyweight athlete looks downright awful 48 hours after his win.
The photo is not for the faint at heart:
"This is what Pat Cummins @officialdurkin looks like 2 days after the biggest win of his @UFC career," Rogan wrote in the accompanying caption. "The faint of heart need not apply. Pat is a f-----g true savage! Congrats!"
According to MMAjunkie.com, Cummins is on a potential six-month medical suspension by the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA with a fractured nose following the event. He can get back in the cage as soon as he is cleared by a physician.
Cummins has a few stitches under his right eyebrow, and the blood in his eyes is still visible. Cavalcante did extraordinary damage for landing so few strikes. Over the course of 10 minutes, the Brazilian only landed 23 significant strikes to Cummins.
For a guy with the body language of someone who'd rather call it a draw and have a beer, Feijao has somehow messed Cummins up good.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 2, 2015
The American simply outwrestled and outworked Feijao. The former Strikeforce champion got extremely tired, and Cummins finished the fight with a flurry of ferocious elbows. Cummins looked worse for the wear, but he was in control nearly the entire fight.
The bout was even briefly halted to check on Cummins' injuries to see if he could continue.
The damage to Cummins highlights that in MMA, judging purely by damage can be misleading. Feijao turned Cummins into a mess at UFC 190 while being planted firmly on his back time and again. But Cummins, a former Nittany Lion wrestler, landed eight takedowns in the fight.
Cummins will move back up the ranks at 205 pounds following his top-10 win at UFC 190. In the shallow waters of light heavyweight, he will undoubtedly inch closer to bigger fights as soon as he recovers from the tremendous damage he sustained against Feijao.
