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Emmett suffers gruesome, gruesome finger injury in win

At UFC Fight Night 87, Josh Emmett made his UFC debut and won a split decision, but in the process was victim of one of the worst hand injuries in UFC history.

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Chris Palmquist
May 8, 2016 · 1 min read

At UFC Fight Night 87, Josh Emmett made his UFC debut and won a split decision over Jon Tuck, but in the process was victim of one of the worst hand injuries in UFC history. A teammate posted this video of the injury in the locker room shortly after the fight:

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https://twitter.com/BigMarley3/status/729363312438214656

Emmett seemed unaffected by the injury and was attacking with the hand throughout the fight.

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/729352771506294784

It was not until his post-interview that the injury was noticed.

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