Nikolas Motta had to go under the knife after a war with Nazim Sadykhov this past month at UFC Baku in Azerbaijan. The lightweight duo won $100,000 in bonus each for the best fight of the night, but Motta returned home with a second-round knockout loss and a damaged jaw. “I think early in round two, I got hit with a cross and felt, ‘F*ck, that one hurt,’” Motta told MMA Fighting
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