Alexander Volkanovski Reveals Vision Was Compromised by Diego Lopes Punch

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Alexander Volkanovski was admittedly in danger in his title fight against Diego Lopes.



Volkanovski and Lopes clashed for the vacant featherweight title in the main event at UFC 314 on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. While Lopes had his moments, Volkanovski appeared to be in his prime at 36 years of age while cruising to a unanimous decision win.

However, Volkanovski admitted that it wasn’t exactly an easy night at the office for him. “The Great” lost vision in his left eye due to a from a punch by Lopes. While Volkanovski isn’t sure when it happened, it was most likely an uppercut from Lopes in the fourth round that had the Australian clutching his eye.

“I completely lost vision in my left eye,” Volkanovski told Main Event TV. “It was a good shot and I just could not see. I was trying to get it back and it was completely gone. Slowly come back a little bit… I could at least see a little blur, which helped. So when it was nothing, [I thought] ‘Oh s—t this ain’t good.’ Then a little blur made it a little bit better to understand the distance and stuff like that. And then it came back a little towards the end.”

Lopes mounted a five-fight winning streak, beating the likes of Dan Ige and Brian Ortega, to earn his title shot. Meanwhile, Volkanovski bounced back from back-to-back knockout losses with a victory in his 10th straight UFC title fight.


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Alexander Volkanovski Reveals Vision Was Compromised by Diego Lopes Punch

Alexander Volkanovski was admittedly in danger in his title fight against Diego Lopes.

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[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

I’ve heard of fighters losing vision due to damage to the eye itself usually via eye pokes, or due to a cut near the eye

But I can’t think of a time I heard a fighter say they completely lost vision in one of their eyes from the impact of a punch like that

 

[fortheo]

I’ve heard of fighters losing vision due to damage to the eye itself usually via eye pokes, or due to a cut near the eye

But I can’t think of a time I heard a fighter say they completely lost vision in one of their eyes from the impact of a punch like that

Well, he got punched in the eye. You could clearly see the glove scrape it. I'd be surprised if getting punched in the eye doesn't have an effect on vision.

 

[volcom5]

Nah bro, Volkanovski is just old man, his vision is just bad because he’s out of his prime.

 

[taugrim]

Well, he got punched in the eye. You could clearly see the glove scrape it. I'd be surprised if getting punched in the eye doesn't have an effect on vision.

I thought it wasn't the scrape but the uppercut that hit him right in the socket that had Volk in trouble.

 

[WhiteMousse]

Nah bro, Volkanovski is just old man, his vision is just bad because he’s out of his prime.

FW GOAT

 

[Nihongi]

Nah bro, Volkanovski is just old man, his vision is just bad because he’s out of his prime.

 

[Clark Rogers]

He said between rounds (i forget which) something like "my vision is starting to come back" and it caught all of our ears.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Those gloves are dangerous

 

[fortheo]

I thought it wasn't the scrape but the uppercut that hit him right in the socket that had Volk in trouble.

He's clearly wiping at his eye right after the glove scrape. The uppercut happened around the same time frame though, so I guess it's hard to know which really did it.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

Well, he got punched in the eye. You could clearly see the glove scrape it. I'd be surprised if getting punched in the eye doesn't have an effect on vision.

Yeah that makes sense, I just can't think of another fighter saying they had a complete loss of vision from a punch like that

 

[Mr. Snrub]

Yeah that makes sense, I just can't think of another fighter saying they had a complete loss of vision from a punch like that

Didn't Crocop verbally tap out against JDS when he got punched in the eye? He said he immediately couldn't see anything out of that eye and decided to quit.

 

[Cooliox]

Mad respect for Volkanovski

 

[tritestill]

And continued fight through all that and win the fight, true legend.

 

[The Clark]

Volk was clearly compromised after the glove scrape and uppercut, but Lopes didn't throw anything for the rest of the round. Just slowly walked forward and threw some feints. That was so incredibly frustrating to watch. Absolutely zero killer instinct.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Pretty funny when Volk said matter of fact in the corner "oh my vision is coming back", that's handy going into a cage fight with a trained killer ha ha

 

[wildchild88]

Yeah that makes sense, I just can't think of another fighter saying they had a complete loss of vision from a punch like that

Ive def heard of it before in boxing.

There are cases of boxers’ losing their eye site temporarily or even a while after the fight due to swelling inside the skull, it’s possible for a punch to the temple to damage the optic nerve as well.

So it’s not just from contact to the eye, it can be to the temple or the side of the head.

 

[TITS]

Nah bro, Volkanovski is just old man, his vision is just bad because he’s out of his prime.

He's a bum! Vacant belt! Was never any good!

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Those gloves are dangerous

Never wear a rubber, that’s what I call livin’ fast!

Praying for you my brotha

 

[Fire Belly]

I’ve heard of fighters losing vision due to damage to the eye itself usually via eye pokes, or due to a cut near the eye

But I can’t think of a time I heard a fighter say they completely lost vision in one of their eyes from the impact of a punch like that

Happened to me from a perfectly placed knee. Took about a day for the vision to mostly come back, but had impaired night vision for about a year after and flashes of light in that eye for about the same time.

Think some people are just more susceptible to it depending on how deep-set their eyes are. I lucked out in that department...